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[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 20 points 10 months ago

not sure if this referring to anything specifically but M$ has lots of open source stuff and also invests in Linux - just saying.

https://opensource.microsoft.com/projects/

[-] ayla@beehaw.org 21 points 10 months ago

It was their CEO's stated opinion around the turn of the millennium: https://www.theregister.com/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is_communism/

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Forgot to check the community, didn’t realize they were just makin a meme

24 years ago is a long ass time ago haha

[-] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Lmao that is the dumbest take on linux ive seen and it made my day

[-] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

https://www.theregister.com/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is_communism/

https://www.theregister.com/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/

https://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/

[-] WhoLooksHere@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

That hasn’t always been true. This meme is older than Microsoft being open source friendly.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

Right right, definitely memeable

Just wasn’t sure if it was a current criticism of current people and ideologies working at Microsoft

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