[Humour] The Love We Never Asked For...
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-06-20 11:08:21 UTC
- Modified: 2020-06-20 11:08:21 UTC
..nor needed.
Summary: The Linux Foundation loves millions of dollars from Microsoft (to accept the lie that "Microsoft loves Linux"); but people who actually use GNU/Linux aren't into it
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