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From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03..._sonic_debian/
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You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump |
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Is it possible that they recognize that the Redhat/Fedora model is tough competition? It looks like a similar relationship is starting to develop.
Carry this a little further, what about secure Network appliances and the OpenSSH donations? |
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It is also possible they see the value of using the work volunteers and companies have done over the years to make money for themselves. Co-operation with Novell, which puts out Suse; co-operation with Ubuntu; now their own Debian system. It is probably a simple matter of Linux users having grown to a large enough number for Microsoft to see it as a viable market that they want a piece of or perhaps even hope to take over entirely. Either way, they see an opportunity to make money.
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New people replaced them. New people with different, less extreme, ideas it seems ... |
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A change in leadership is probably one factor in Microsoft's new direction. It is also highly probable "If you cannot beat them, join them" is another. I was going to include that in my previous post, but could not work it in without making the post a garbled mess. Basically, with or without new management, they have realised Linux is not going away and have decided to work with it. The question is, is their goal co-operation or expansion/control? (Although it may be a moot point, since Linux has already come under the "influence" of corporate interests. Microsoft will just be another.)
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