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Hostility toward Microsoft is easy to find in most precincts of the open source world, and not without reason. Microsoft has in recent months launched a remarkable series of public attacks on the concept, comparing it to a virus that could halt innovation, and profit, in the software business.
But nobody at Ximian seems interested in firing back. On the contrary, CEO David Patrick envisions Microsoft as a possible partner. ''We would be open to Microsoft support on the [Mono] project,'' said Patrick.
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