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Call a Spade a Spade (Microsoft 'Contributions' to Linux)

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Summary: Call a spade a spade; Microsoft does not love Linux and doesn't try to help Linux, as it's still all about Windows and proprietary software with surveillance, back doors, and worse things

THIS morning Phoronix published yet another Microsoft article; within 88 minutes there were already 9 responses/comments and by the time I opened the forum section (as per the above video) there were even more than 9. People respond rationally, adding what Michael Larabel tends to leave out. The comments are typically more insightful than the articles (when it comes to Microsoft at least) and it's not helping that Larabel took 'freebies' from Microsoft.



"Almost nobody is permitted to speak out against this sinister agenda."In any event, the video above takes stock of what we wrote yesterday about Mesa. Microsoft turns Mesa into a mess, adding to it things that benefit nobody except Microsoft/Windows. This morning in Daily Links we dubbed it "More Microsoft Aggression Against Linux" and it's even worse than it seems on the surface. It's more nefarious than ever before because it's done from the inside; the Linux Foundation takes money from Microsoft, so it won't put an end to it. Instead, Zemlin and the Microsoft employees he has put in charge will put Linus Torvalds in mental care.

Almost nobody is permitted to speak out against this sinister agenda. Even Larabel seems apprehensive and having known him since Phoronix was a relatively new site I can say with certainty he does not like and does not trust Microsoft. Why doesn't he speak more freely/openly on these matters? Honestly, candidly, without restraint or self-censorship for fear of alienating sponsors (corporations) and subscribers (some of whom work for those corporations)...

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