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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 17, 2025

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The Free Software Community and Userbase of GNU/Linux Too Large to "Put Down" [original]

This sort of community is way beyond (or above) the threshold that might otherwise let Microsoft "Exterminate" it like it has long done with E.E.E. tactics
GNU/Linux Advertising is Grassroots, Not Paid Promotions [original]

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