- Bill Hilf
Bill Hilf is General Manager of Platform Strategy at
Microsoft , and director of Microsoft's work withopen-source projects. Hilf previously worked atIBM [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/0210hilf/0210hilf.html IBM Developerworks] .] where he led theirLinux technical strategy.He has had a high public profile, including a
Slashdot interview [http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/08/1247220&tid=109&tid=11&tid=106 Slashdot interview] .] , speeches at events such asLinuxWorld , posts on the recently launchedMicrosoft Open Source Software Lab blog [http://port25.technet.com/default.aspx Port 25] .] and work promotingWindows PowerShell and theUnix support in Windows Server 2003 R2.Hilf has made a number of controversial statements with regard to
Linux and the Open Source community, claiming that "The Free Software movement is dead. Linux doesn't exist in 2007. Even Linus has a job today..." [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/090507_Database/09May2007_data05.php Microsoft director out to 'debunk mythology around open source'] ] , implying that free software is equivalent tofreeware .References
External links
* [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/archive/bioBillHilf.mspx Biography] at Microsoft
* [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/aug05/08-10OpenSourceLab.mspx Info about Microsoft's Linux/Open Source Software Lab]
* Bill Hilf's [http://port25.technet.com/search.aspx?q=billhilf&p=1 blog]
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