[Meme] Linux Foundation Board Meeting

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-09-05 15:29:31 UTC
Modified: 2020-09-05 15:29:31 UTC

Linux Foundation board meeting: does anybody here actually use Linux?

Summary: There's growing recognition that the so-called 'Linux' Foundation isn't working for Linux at all

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