Posted on Nov 17, 2016
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation — Turns Love Affair Into a Relationship
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While I'm very happy about the Penguin love, I'm a bit suspicious as to the motivation by Microsoft. I wonder if they have spotted a use/resource that can be exclusively exploited at a future date?
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation — Turns Love Affair Into a Relationship
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Yes, big data. Ubuntu/Canonical does some sneaky things for data mining. Now may be a good time to make a few back-ups for the Linux kernel. Linus Torvalds can't live forever. MS is in WeChat, LinkedIn, and Skype. Along with you, I'm suspicious about the "why", especially since MS hasn't GIVEN one that I believe. Meanwhile, MS employees on RP are very quiet about such discussions. I doubt that will change.
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Microsoft is a heavy contributor to the Linux Foundation. For instance about 40% of the Microsoft Azure Cloud relies on Open Source Projects to accomplish various functions internal to deploying and managing cloud hardware and software resources. Microsoft contributes and utilizes these projects at a fairly massive scale.
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Where does Microsoft list with the contributor companies mentioned in this article? https://lwn.net/Articles/429912/
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Take FOSS, close its source code, patent it and sell it... bye bye Libre!!
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