New Meaning
The big news of the season is Microsoft cuddling up to Linux. But, how sincere is all this love really?
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Dear Ubuntu User Reader,
The latest strategies emanating from Redmond are forcing Linux and open source communities to reevaluate how we look at Linux/Microsoft relationships and redefine the language we use to refer to them. Take, for example, the phrase "Microsoft bashing"; it acquires a whole new meaning in light of recent events. Allow me to explain.
As I've said many times before, having a lot of proprietary software running on an open operating system does not ultimately help Free Software in any discernible way. At least, not for us end users.
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