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Microsoft ♥ Michael Larabel

Necessary background: Techrights Statement on Phoronix

Minutes ago:

CBL-Mariner by Larabel: Who uses this except Microsoft?

Days ago:

Wccftech cites Phoronix

Neowin cites Phoronix

Winbuzzer cites Phoronix

Summary: AMD-sponsored Phoronix is helping an agenda that serves AMD and Microsoft (Pluton, PSP/ME, clown computing, GitHub, openwashing, systemd etc.) and people should be able to discuss the corrupting power of corporate sponsorship; AMD is proprietary, it neglects Linux, and it always prioritises Windows (it did for decades)

Microsoft ♥ Michael Larabel

If Michael Larabel fails to recognise Microsoft for what it really is (and instead takes 'gifts' from Microsoft), his site will perish over time.

19 December 2022:

phoronix-ads

Things were getting really bad around 2019:

Phoronix on Microsoft

I used to actually help Michael with things:

DMCA Phoronix

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