http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/tags/Open+Source/default.aspxTags: Open SourceenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/2008/02/25/dreamspark-program-free-software-for-students-and-a-great-demonstration-of-interoperability.aspxTue, 26 Feb 2008 01:04:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7896687craigkitterman0http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/comments/7896687.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7896687http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7896687<P>How do you ensure that somebody, someplace in the world is actually a student (so you can give 'em free software)? This is the challenge that these gentlemen sat down to solve. Through the combined use of Open Source and Microsoft technologies, they have figured out an elegant way to get enrollment verification information. This is a great showcase of the power of interoperability to solve problems, leveraging the strengths of Microsoft products in conjunction with other technologies. </P><IFRAME src="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/DreamSpark-a-good-example-of-Interoperability/player/" frameBorder=0 width=320 scrolling=no height=325 mce_src="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/DreamSpark-a-good-example-of-Interoperability/player/"></IFRAME><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7896687" width="1" height="1">interoperabilitycommunityTech InteropOpen Sourcehttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/archive/2008/02/16/microsoft-office-binary-formats-now-freely-available-to-all.aspxSat, 16 Feb 2008 07:42:48 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7728634craigkitterman1http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/comments/7728634.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/craig/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7728634http://blogs.msdn.com/craig/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7728634<p>This afternoon we published <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/docs/officebinaryformats.mspx">the specs for the office binary document formats</a> and placed them under the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx">Microsoft Open Specification Promise</a>. This means that anyone can now freely use these formats for any reason without any concerns over intellectual property rights. </p><p>Enjoy! </p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7728634" width="1" height="1">interoperabilityaccessTech InteropOpen Source