http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/tags/IP/default.aspxTags: IPenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/2006/11/21/open-specification-promise-osp-on-channel9.aspxTue, 21 Nov 2006 04:34:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1112274craigkitterman0http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/comments/1112274.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1112274http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1112274<P>For those of you who are not yet intimately familiar with the <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx">Open Specification Promise (OSP)</A>, this is a great video featuring my manager Jean Paoli discussing the ins and outs of the OSP (along with Amy Marasco and Tom Robertson). If you tune into <A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/" mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/">Channel9</A> now, you will see Jean's mug front and center on the main page. If you check back later, you will want to go directly to the story <A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=259077" mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=259077">here</A>. </P> <P>This story underscores the simplicity and beauty of the OSP. They discuss several specific scenarios and how the OSP promises allowance for developers in each case using clear and simple language. For more information on the OSP or to see the up-to-date list of specifications covered by it, click <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx">here</A>. </P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1112274" width="1" height="1">interoperabilityIPaccesshttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/2006/10/17/microsoft-releases-vhd-format-under-the-osp.aspxTue, 17 Oct 2006 21:35:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:835741craigkitterman0http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/comments/835741.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/commentrss.aspx?PostID=835741http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=835741<P>Today we announced that the <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/techinfo/vhdspec.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/techinfo/vhdspec.mspx">Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format</A> is now freely available for use under our <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp">Open Specification Promise (OSP)</A>, and can be used in any development model without license for free, and forever. This decision was the result of many conversations over the last several months with our customers, partners and the open source community. By adding the VHD to the list of specs covered by the OSP, we hope to expand the virtualization market and foster interoperability among all virtualization solutions. </P> <P>As part of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to interoperability, we will continue to evaluate our broad list of specifications and consider them for use within the OSP model. We welcome feedback on this subject, as discussion with the community is critical to our vision of interoperability. </P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=835741" width="1" height="1">interoperabilityIPvirtualizationaccess