For years, Microsoft said in a cooperation with the open-source-vendor, but the ice is moved relatively recently. Microsoft and Red Hat decided to create an alliance to collaborate on virtualization technologies. As part of the agreement Red Hat will provide good support for users of Windows Server virtualization technology in Red Hat Enterprise. Microsoft, in turn, implements support for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server. Companies will work together on testing and maintenance, as well as technical support.
Experts believe that this is a big win for users, who are already zazhdalis such a decision. Another important point deals with Microsoft is the absence of any patent agreements that can not fail to please open-source community. Interestingly, the earlier such negotiations, but precisely because of the nuances of the patent Microsoft was not in agreement on cooperation. The change of mood in Microsoft has been associated with an ever-growing pressure from anti-monopoly commission, which handles most active software giant European Commission.
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