M$ contributes 20k lines of code to Linux ?!

[Patrick]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3403

Has hell frozen over or is this just M$'s good cop of their good cop/bad cop schtick?

[eddie]

Allegedly from the code. Something bothers me about it. If nothing else it is a slap in the face to the gpl and it's validity even if it is the way the fsf wants you to do it..

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