Microsoft loves open source, it proclaims -- well, as long as it pertains to Windows. Microsoft recently drew criticism for training Best Buy employees to feed customers criticism of Linux operating systems. However, that isn't stopping it from charging ahead with its own open source efforts.

Following the approval of its Office Open XML as an official standard, Microsoft is launching the Codeplex Foundation, a new open source organization which it will fund. Sam Ramji, Microsoft's senior director of Platform Strategy will be leaving Microsoft to become the organization's interim president.

Bill Hilf, general manager of Windows Server Marketing and Platform Strategy, in a blog post cheered Mr. Ramji's efforts. He writes, "Sam joined my team three years ago to drive open-source technical strategy. I have eagerly supported him as he passionately articulated a vision that Microsoft could coexist -- and even thrive -- in a heterogeneous IT world."

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