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● 04.02.19


●● Microsoft Linux Entryism: A Roundup


Posted in Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, Microsoft at 5:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz


Summary: Interlude and roundup of posts about Microsoft’s entryism-esque strategy, which involves it painting itself as its own competition while silently taking over parts of it (using money and a PR campaign)


THIS year, as planned, by putting aside some USPTO coverage (but not EPO coverage) we’ve freed up some time to cover GNU/Linux matters — more or less like we used to about a decade ago. We recently began a series which is not over yet (it’s work in progress) and we’ve already seen some responses in the form of articles, which themselves attracted comments such those citing us directly. “When Microsoft acquired The Linux Foundation in 2016, it ceased to be moral,” one comment said in recent days. There are dozens more.


↺ USPTO

↺ EPO

↺ one comment said in recent days


“Nobody has yet complained about any inaccuracies.”In order to organise matters and put it in a chronological context we’ve decided that, rather than put it all in a Wiki (like we typically do) we’d link back to previous articles. Here are some articles of relevance to this:


What Happened to the Linux Foundation?Constructive Suggestions for the Linux FoundationThe Linux Foundation is Not About LinuxGuest Post: The Linux Foundation Needs to Define “Support”Jim Zemlin’s Linux Foundation Still Does Not Care About Linux DesktopsMicrosoft and Its Patent Trolls Continue Their Patent War, Including the War on LinuxThe Linux Foundation Needs to Speak Out Against Microsoft’s Ongoing (Continued) Patent Shakedown of OEMs That Ship LinuxJim Zemlin’s PAC Keeps Raising Money From MicrosoftMicrosoft is Complaining About Android and Chrome OS (GNU/Linux) Vendor Not Paying for Microsoft Patents (Updated)Today’s Open Invention Network is Run by Former Patent Trolls, Connected to and Backed by MicrosoftWSL is a Misleading Acronym/Name Because There’s No Linux in It, It’s Just WindowsMicrosoft ‘Bought’ the LOT Network Like it Did the ‘Linux’ Foundation and It’s Now, as a Result, Yet Another Microsoft PR FrontMicrosoft Loves LinuxWhich Microsoft?Microsoft’s Patent Trolls Are Still Suing Microsoft’s Rivals to Help Sell MicrosoftThe Evolution of Microsoft Embracing Python Like a Python SnakeAlways Remember That Red Hat Also Considered Microsoft as a Buyer


We have several more pieces on the way, but we need to be patient until we can verify all the facts (pertinent claims ascertained to be true, for sure). Nobody has yet complained about any inaccuracies. We wish to keep it that way. █


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