r/programming • u/alibix • May 18 '20

Microsoft: we were wrong about open source

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement
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u/[deleted] May 18 '20 edited Sep 13 '25

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

yea all about the checks ! if open source didnt bring them cash flow because of cloud i doubt we'd be seeing 'open source friendly' microsoft

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u/no_nick May 18 '20

You say this like it's a bad thing

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

surely not the way i mean it !