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Originally posted by duby229 View Post
The point is getting them to understand that it is convenient on many many things.
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Originally posted by L_A_G View PostIf they're serious about this and don't have some murkier long term plans (think "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish") then this and their open source friendliness over the last couple of years is definitely a far cry from when Steve Balmer said that Linux was "literally communism" at a financial analysts' meeting in 2000.
Then again with the way their new management, including CEO Nadella, seems to have embraced various models from the open source world (among others Visual Studio is supposed to be ditching their own Visual C++ Compiler in favor of Cland/LLVM at some point) they could definitely be genuine about their embrace of open source and open source software like Linux. Hell, they've recently gotten a penchant for saving money by getting rid of whole departments of engineers so any nefarious plans could be related to cost savings from moving to open source alternatives that are maintained in co-operation with other companies and communities rather than being done completely in-house.
Unfortunately, that's not going to happen anytime soon. If it ever happens.
*Actually, Linux, Hurd, Magenta, who cares? But I would still prefer GPL-ed software.
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Originally posted by M@yeulC View PostIs that a thing? Genuinely curious.
I assume that they plan to move the whole development of that program as "opensource" (by doing semi-regular code drops, Google-Style), and will be able to merge any contribution meanwhile. As that's the only thing that makes sense if they are half-serious.
With a permissive license they can still add the "secret sauce" that makes it all work on Windows without risking hilarious screwups like Samsung's leaked exFAT driver that got caught in a GPL crossfire and had to be coughed up as true GPL driver (even as they removed all comments from it).
In general, companies (Google, Oracle, IBM, and many others) seem to favor permissive licenses for this reason. Because you can keep stuff closed too and this stuff isn't at risk of becoming GPLed if someone screws up.
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It's very ironic, and a bit sad taking Microsofts history into account. Yet again it shows how little vision MS have, that only recently they see the potential and gains in Linux/OSS.
No matter this "courtship" I will never trust Microsoft or have anything to do with their platform.
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People are so focused on the Microsoft-Linux connection that they are missing Apple. Apple moved to a BSDish kernel years ago and they can sell MacOS for $20 for your mackintosh now. How many developers are paying top dollar for a Macbook? Look at how much of a mess Windows Phone is. I foresee Windows moving toward a more Android like model. When you look at things from this point of view many of their moves the last couple years make a ton more sense.
The other thing is the car situation. Electric cars will be the norm inside of a decade and tech companies are much better positioned than automotive companies. This is why Tesla does so well. Microsoft has the technology and an army of engineers already, but more importantly they have the name recognition.
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Originally posted by ElectricPrism View PostOk Microsoft are you listening? For me to openly welcome you on Linux you'll have to port Direct X to Linux. If you do that I'll accept you into my sacred Linux Club of 12+ PCs & users.
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