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08.06.19

Explaining Today’s ‘Linux’ Foundation With a Visual Analogy

Posted in GNU/Linux at 4:02 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

This is the Linux Foundation in 2019 (real screenshot from the page with the word “proprietary” added):

Linux Foundation proprietary

Now, imagine Greenpeace doing this (mock-up, not real):

Greenpeace mock-up

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