Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation • Hacker News Board

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by akhilcacharya » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 3:47 PM UTC

What a year!

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by blackaspen » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 3:47 PM UTC

helthanatos wrote: post #9

SEJeff wrote: post #2

Wow, this simply would never have happened under Ballmer. It is really great to see what Microsoft is able to do under Satya Nadella. I like what I'm seeing and it will keep Linux honest. Hell hath frozen over.

I'd really like to see some windows compatibility layer for Linux to run Windows applications.

Maybe Microsoft will pour a bit of support into WINE?

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by josho » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 3:52 PM UTC

The lesson that everyone should take here is that corporations change in ways that we could never imagine. (For those that are younger they may not remember Microsoft calling Linux a virus and setting its entire salesforce in motion to spread FUD against Linux).

So, we need to reflect on whether giving corporations our personal data makes sense over the long term rather than just giving it to them because its easy today.

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by bomdo » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 3:55 PM UTC

Joining a table for open discussion is great, no matter how you look at it.

Also see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12967770

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by nojvek » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 4:06 PM UTC

I think this is great news. Also Shows Microsoft big cow is no longer Windows but Azure. This means software is a commodity, they're really in the infrastructure rental business

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by d3ckard » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 4:07 PM UTC

Well, the hell just frozen. Satya Nadella seems to have really changed MS. Great for them, especially, that I believe Windows to be their worst product.

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by lwn » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 4:07 PM UTC

Worrying news, when looking at Microsoft's strategy in the past https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by oxyoxy » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 4:07 PM UTC

Everyone forgot about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

Join Ubuntu into windows add windows-specific hooks and additions for open-source software to build against destroy the backward compatibility end linux

this is what they have always done, why should this time be different

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by lesolorzanova » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 6:27 PM UTC

Trying to destroy linux from the inside. And they are letting them. So sad. But when Microsoft takes over there will always be beautiful minds creating new systems.

Re: Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

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Post by dadapas12 » Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 6:51 PM UTC

It's seems so good but i have doubt for the virus environment, that's can affect linux users.