Microsoft joins the Open Source Initiative as a corporate sponsor

The Open Source Initiative today announced that Microsoft has joined the organisation as an official sponsor. Founded in 1998, the Open Source Initiative is one of the most effective advocates for open source software, emphasising education, collaboration, and “preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement.” Sponsorship is a vocal acknowledgement of open source values. It also provides the organization with much-needed funds, although the announcement