[Meme] Not Everybody (Especially Corporations That Push Windows and NSA Back Doors) is Capable of Love
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-09-08 02:30:40 UTC
- Modified: 2020-09-08 02:35:10 UTC
“Linux infestations are being uncovered in many of our large accounts as part of the escalation engagements.”
--Microsoft Confidential
Summary: We must never tolerate the lie that "Microsoft loves Linux" because it is designed to lull us into passivity while the Microsoft-funded (and partly run) Linux Foundation whitens Microsoft's reputation or portrays Windows as an acceptable choice (the Linux Foundation also uses Windows) and GNU/Linux on the desktop/laptop as pure rubbish not worth pursuing
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