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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP is now a Microsoft Partner
From: jansun@pobox.sk (=?iso-8859-2?Q?J=E1n_=A9u=F2avec?=)

It's joke?? If it is, it's bad joke, man..




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>    PHP is now a Microsoft Partner


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> Issued on: April 1, 2003


> Software:  PHP


> Platforms: All


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>    The PHP Group has is proud to announce that we are now a partner=20
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>    Microsoft Corporation.=20


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> Description


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>    After many hours of talking with people from Microsoft, we came=20
up with


>    an agreement, which will make us a partner with them. This will=20
have many


>    benefits for both the users and the developers.=20


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> Impact


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>    PHP will be included in the next upcoming release of their=20
operating system,


>    both as CLI and as CGI and ISAPI for IIS. Microsoft have released=20
their    source code to IIS to some of our developement team so we=20
will be able to


>    tightly integrated PHP with their webserver.


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>    Except that, this will lead to many improvements in PHP.=20
Microsoft have


>    agreed to hire our top 5 developers plus an extra 10 that only=20
will work


>    with the developement of PHP in Windows and UNIX environment.


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>    They have also agreed to host all of our websites (.php.net) on=20
new


>    highend servers within a month.


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>    The downside is that we will change our license to be more=20
restrictive,


>    but it will still be opensource. Microsoft, however, will have to=20
accept


>    every single commit before they get into our CVS, so we will also=20
change


>    the commitment system in a way that it will first go to a=20
Microsoft


>    representant that will validate the patch and then apply it if it=20
gets


>    accepted.


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> Credits


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>    The PHP Group would like to thank Microsoft Corporation and their=20
staff


>    for being excellent to work with and make buisness with.


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> Copyright (c) 2003 The PHP Group.


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