From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Nov 18 10:38:30 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F193FC4808A for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:38:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laoluomoks@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wm0-x243.google.com (mail-wm0-x243.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c09::243]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 868E3A28 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:38:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laoluomoks@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wm0-x243.google.com with SMTP id a20so4755937wme.2 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2016 02:38:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=yv7vzOa5gdfFcvTSERkwUGgN5jEFYDxLSEsxLjiPc14=; b=Mca6BMl4XOr3GgJRzozCqD5soh4kfBKTWzH7i2f6Oa9dsDV7Y8HKBBitQIOfR4tIla RKVkD9CfDEX0GYNaJCuJ3h13yK5WUtyz0AAt1yp5B2hT9KHSbgbofK3Y2LovRJCH9ICt zHLOmY4Cr/WS+sUPAg9JPLhYnTU5lWQAKKwx8c1qXsTJ9429lycRfopuY3heeGdGaGkF heSgX9NH/yLFBex8iaZJypS/oRjuRdg/nn3bl5uhKC57g8iZIZJwGQpFA3VgAyBfl/y3 rLN5TNy2W9Z0KuXBBxp7yB4VhFLEXqkFE59g0fPTD8bN4/87YHjpURji4tlo5YifNM0g GP5Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=yv7vzOa5gdfFcvTSERkwUGgN5jEFYDxLSEsxLjiPc14=; b=PAfDEvu02u0haTVRJTyjSX5uxZzbV+TpsW/ZssRtRGqDUkmIXJiWXOBlZkuHwrsH1G mvWjKYElahBs9amycBki8ki38f1tS8YFut9IekImbqz3FzOh7GKEz643lnTnBzm6tTKf NWWQtxY8Vy6xRCMzKLut5yh13dNwARULbfiuLwDu5PcSvaoVXSJCgPzrd9sJA45WqUI5 XiPvDzV1bQOS0HGquZ8Uot8oVBxl4TU+hob8ZmpziYyOIoMhu8KgNPCFaWvNwSz3z3nd 765LCpercqT3LQknysx5lvIYvY2o+4k6roltyrBOwklkn+2rq9NfW9jTKWkIWbqxzx9m P4xA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKaTC00dPaVbJMJ8XB/nJvMLXmuWhQF7ttSatW7btCsxkIWipl8NS9TnVKjEPhI9tVJweg== X-Received: by 10.28.39.199 with SMTP id n190mr9025224wmn.124.1479465509043; Fri, 18 Nov 2016 02:38:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.153.247.197] ([105.112.19.197]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id w7sm2610265wmd.24.2016.11.18.02.38.20 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 18 Nov 2016 02:38:28 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Microsoft announced it is joining The Linux Foundation? From: Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (14B100) In-Reply-To: <20161118113224.20964d7d.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:38:17 +0100 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <24FA45F2-55B6-4225-A14F-EF698CD7C29B@gmail.com> References: <20161118113224.20964d7d.freebsd@edvax.de> To: Polytropon X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:38:31 -0000 My thoughts: It seems to me rather that a prediction made by my boss some years back is c= oming to pass - that in the near future, which is now, closed source and ope= n source will merge with the closed source guys recognizing the importance a= nd power of open source community and finally bowing rather than arguing ...= " remember that a man with an argument is at the mercy of man with an exper= ience. Also remember that MSoft has a new CEO, a younger generation with a new way o= f thinking. A paradigm shift who know and believe that open source is not wo= rth fighting but joining. Whatever the motive, the community is too big to i= nfect but add to. Warm regards=20 Ola Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Nov 2016, at 11:32 AM, Polytropon wrote: >=20 >> On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:35:36 -0300, SOUL_OF_ROOT 55 wrote: >> Can this be? Microsoft announced it is joining The Linux Foundation? >=20 > They are prividing a certain sum of money, and that amount > makes them a platinum member, not more, not less. Basically > anoyone who donates $500,000 annually can be a platinum member > of The Linux Foundation. In case of MICROS~1, this is probably > an attempt to re-gain "developers' share", a facet of "the > new MICROS~1" thathopes people forget security nightmares, > forced updates, patent extortion and vendor lock-in... but > who really knows what happens inside MICROS~1... ;-) >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"