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0 pointscmrdporcupine1y ago0 comments

MS would have gone nowhere near said project if it had a GPL license on it. Simply because those companies have fears of virality.

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Y_Y1y ago

I agree that Microsoft seems identify more with parasites, but they're no strangers to symbiotic relationships with viruses.

In fact they do distribute and contribute to lots of GPL software, including Linux. I can't be sure their involvement benefits anyone other than themselves, but theybdo at least participate.

devsda1y ago

> In fact they do distribute and contribute to lots of GPL software, including Linux.

systemd author is employed by Microsoft.

Depending on your views on MS and systemd, that's either a net positive or negative for the linux community.

A tactical move in both good and evil MS scenarios.

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