InternetMicrosoft Becomes Official Apache Sponsor (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft said it's putting a wide range of protocols that were formerly in the Communications Protocol Program under the Open Specification Promise.

A Microsoft official said Friday that the company has agreed to provide monetary and technical support to the Apache Software Foundation, an open source effort that promotes community-built tools and services. "This sponsorship will enable the ASF to pay administrators and other support staff so that ASF developers can focus on writing great software," said Sam Ramji, senior director of Microsoft's platform strategy, in a blog post from the OSCON open source conference in Portland, Ore. Ramji did not disclose financial details, but the arrangement makes Microsoft a Platinum sponsor of Apache. Apache officials welcomed the move, despite the group's sometimes rocky relationship with the world's biggest commercial software developer. "We thank Microsoft for their generous sponsorship that goes towards supporting The Apache Software Foundation and the over 60 top level projects in use and development within the ASF," ASF chairman Jim Jagielski said in a statement. Microsoft also pledged to make more of its own code available to open source developers. "Microsoft is putting a wide range of protocols that were formerly in the Communications Protocol Program under the Open Specification Promise... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetMicrosoft Expands Open Source Presence

Pledging "open and honest" work with the community, the software giant throws in with Apache and other groups -- but not everyone is likely to be as welcoming.

InternetNextWave Sells $150 Million Of Spectrum To T-Mobile, Others (TechWeb)

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