07.31.19
Jim Zemlin: Open Source Loves Microsoft
Summary: The Linux Foundation‘s Jim Zemlin, who does not use Open Source, tells us how Open Source feels about Microsoft
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IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 01, 2020
IRC logs for Monday, June 01, 2020
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