[Web4lib] LC accepts $3M in Microsoft software, will put content into Silverlight

[Tim Spalding]

Casey Durfee did an excellent blog post about the dangers of "free"
software from Microsoft.

http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/02/taxation-without-web-presentation.php

Tim

On 2/24/08, Thomas Dowling <tdowling at ohiolink.edu> wrote:
> If you haven't already seen this,
>  <http://www.gcn.com/print/27_2/45710-1.html>:
>
>  "Microsoft will provide an initial grant of technology, services and
>  funding worth more than $3 million to enhance the online accessibility
>  and interactivity of about 800 of the Library of Congress' prominent
>  holdings...Microsoft Silverlight, a graphical browser plug-in, will help
>  power the library's new Web site, www.myloc.gov, where users will be
>  able to access and personalize interactive materials."
>
>  So if you enjoy having unique content bound up in single-vendor
>  proprietary plug-ins with near-zero market penetration and tepid support
>  for non-Windows operating systems, stay tuned...
>
>
>
>  --
>  Thomas Dowling
>  tdowling at ohiolink.edu
>
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