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The Halloween Documents I, II, III, VII, VIII and X are leaked Microsoft documents with annotations. IV is a satire based on an idiotic lead-with-the-chin remark by the person who was at the time Microsoft's anti-Linux point person;
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{ The body of the Halloween Document is an internal strategy memorandum on Microsoft's possible responses to the Linux/Open Source phenomenon. ... (This annotated version has been renamed Halloween I; there's a sequel, Halloween II, which marks up a second memo more specifically addressing Linux.)
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Microsoft Halloween documents leak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Halloween documents comprise a series of confidential Microsoft memoranda on potential strategies relating to free software, open-source software, and to Linux in particular, and a series of res...
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Halloween Documents FAQ ... Since the first Halloween Document was released on 1 Nov 1998, I have received an astonishing flood of email questions about them. Dealing with these has made getting any other work done difficult, so here is a list of the most common ones with answers. ... Halloween Documents Home Page...
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The Open Source Home Page ... *Before emailing or phoning me with a question about these documents, please read the Halloween Documents Frequently-Asked Questions. ... The Halloween Documents...
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Halloween Documents: n. ... These documents praised the technical excellence of Linux and outlined a counterstrategy of attempting to lock in customers by “de-commoditizing” Internet protocols and services.
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Halloween Documents - Microsoft analysis of Linux ... The most important memos (see for example Halloween Documents at Phillips.org), were written by MS engineer Vinod Valloppillil, and were originally distributed within Microsoft on Aug. 11, 1998. They "were intended to stimulate internal discussion on the open source...
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The Open Source Home Page ... OSI is a registered non-profit with 501(c)(3) status. Donating to OSI is one way to show your support. ... During OSCON 2001 Craig Mundie and Michael Tiemann debated 'Shared Source'. LinuxDevCenter has the transcript.
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Vinod Valloppillil (VinodV) ... Aug 11, 1998 -- v1.00 ... Open Source Software...
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The Halloween documents is the name used outside Microsoft for a series of confidential memoranda on potential strategies related to open-source software and to Linux in particular The first Halloween document requested by senior vice-president James Allchin for the attention of senior vice-president Paul Maritz and written ...
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