Microsoft acknowledges the vital role of open source software and its developers in the tech industry, as expressed by Zoli Herczeg in his blog. The document outlines various initiatives, partnerships, and tools developed by Microsoft to enhance interoperability between Windows and open source technologies from 2001 to 2008. Additionally, it provides data on community engagement and promotes collaboration within the software development community in Romania.

1. Open Source and Microsoft
Zoli Herczeg
ISV Evangelist
Microsoft Romania
Weblogul lui Zoli - http://itboard.ro/blogs/zolis_tool

3. Clarity
We at Microsoft respect and appreciate the
important role that open source software
plays in our industry. We respect and we
appreciate the passion and the great
contribution that open source developers
make in our industry…That is not what you
have always heard from us, and I recognize
that….
Brad Smith, Keynoting OSBC, 3/25/08

4. Policy
www.microsoft.com/opensource

5. Transparency
http://port25.technet.com

6. Community experience
www.codeplex.com

8. Architecting for Dynamic Language
Runtime
Participation Microsoft Health
Design Tools
IronRuby
AIDS Vaccine Research
Partnerships -
Tools
AJAX Controls and MySQL, Zend,
Windows Live APIs
Extensions SugarCRM, Novell,
Classroom and Online
ODF/OXML Aras, XenSource,
Learning Tools
Translators Spikesource
IronPython Released OSI License
Submission
Codeplex.com Launched
Industry Conference
Windows Installer Toolkit Participation
Haskell Programming Port 25 Launched
Language Interoperability Vendor
Alliance Formed
Windows Academic Program
Windows CE Shared Source Programs Launched
Rotor Launched
Open Source Lab Formed
First OSS Partnership with
JBoss
Experimenting Learning Architecting
2001-2002
2001- 2008…
2008…

9. • 18,000,000 Visits to Port 25; • SpikeIgnited on Windows • 4000+ CodePlex Projects
75% Firefox • Hypervisor Collaboration • 170,000+ Sourceforge
20% Linux/Unix • PHP Optimization Projects
• MySQLConnector to Visual • 1 Million LoC on MSDN and
• 4,500,000 Channel9 Visitors Studio TechNet
• 4,500 Microsoft Bloggers • SugarCRM • Microsoft Research
• 31,000 Codeplex Users • Linux / Windows • 588 Shared Source License
Interoperability Projects

10. Commercial Community
Developers Developers
PHP
Microsoft
Java AJAX
Library Database
Administrators
Windows
Administrators

11. Do you develop software in
Romania?
Contact us thru our ISV Operations
Centre:
isv@mspartener.ro
021-5297131

12. Linux and Windows Interoperability:
Focus Areas
Document Formats
Network Protocols
Security & Identity
Systems Management
Virtualization
Application Platforms

13. Q&A

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