On 2018-06-05 07:57, KatolaZ wrote:
On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 01:15:30PM +0100, Mark Rousell wrote:
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This is why I predicted that Microsoft will in due course buy a major
corporate Linux company. It would fit perfectly with their new
business
model under Nadella.
In short, Microsoft isn't a killer. It's a business. Under Nadella, it
is doing what is rationally best for itself and, for the foreseeable
future, that is to be friendly to open source and Linux.
Maybe they'll change their minds again but it won't be soon. Enjoy it
while it lasts. ;-)
I don't believe in fairy tales any more. For me Microsoft remains the
same rabid dog we have seen so far, and there is nothing you or
Microsoft can say to convince me otherwise. You said it above:
Microsoft is in business, and business has nothing to do with being
friendly. Business is for making profit, and Microsoft has shown to be
able to bring this principle to the extreme, tending to make profit
literally *at all costs*.
It seems that you like Microsoft a lot. Good luck with that. Maybe
they might also decide to hire you one day or another. They need
enthusiastic ex-open-source-evangelists like Miguel De Icaza to
support their cause.
I prefer to continue avoiding it actively, as you avoid a rabid dog.
HND
KatolaZ
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Interesting isn't it that this new user arrives to DNG just days before
the github announcement and that most of his posts have been trying to
convince us what a wonderful thing it will be. Can't you just hear the
bluebirds and smell the roses? We get what's happening and where he's
coming from. But I can't see anyone in this camp buying into this very
transparent propaganda. Time to move on. No fish are biting here . . .
golinux
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