Microsoft states to UN that Linux is anti-commercial

Posted on Monday, November 28 2005 @ 5:29 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

References to free software and Linux were removed from a UN document after Microsoft stated such software aims to make it impossible to make any income from software as a commercial product.

Microsoft asked for references to free software to be removed from a document presented at last week's UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) conference, the software giant admitted on Friday.

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is unhappy that the document was changed and claims that even though it was on the panel discussing the document, it was not made aware of Microsoft's changes.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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