最近,微软公司宣布在其产品上对Linux提供一定程度的支持(指微软对其虚拟软件Virtual Server 2005 R2实行免费,并对Linux操作系统用户提供技术支持的这一决定——编者注)。为此,我特意查阅了微软网站上该消息发布的日期,发现这并不是一个愚人节的玩笑,而是一项认真的决定。如果你了解过去的微软,那么便会感受到这一事件的冲击力。在此之前,微软主要保护着两个平 Recently, Microsoft announced a degree of support for Linux on its products, the decision by Microsoft to make its virtualisation software, Virtual Server 2005 R2 free, and provide technical support for Linux operating system users. To this end, I deliberately check the date of the release of the message on the Microsoft website, found that this is not an April Fool ’s joke, but a serious decision. If you know the past Microsoft, then you will feel the impact of this incident. Prior to this, Microsoft mainly protected two levels