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When Microsoft did that kind of thing we called it “embrace and extend.”
by travisgriggs 5y ago
When Microsoft did that kind of thing we called it “embrace and extend.”
- staticassertion 5y agoThat sounds different. Embrace and extend means implementing a protocol and then adding specific non-spec features. For example, postgres 'embraces' SQL and 'extends' it with specific features - in the future postgres could 'extinguish' SQL by breaking from the spec, forcing an ecosystem split.
- loxias 5y agoThank you. I was in the process of writing this exact comment but kept tripping over my own words and eventually gave up.
- pferde 5y agoMicrosoft already does offer PTP on Azure, and nobody calls it EEE. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/time-sync#check-for-ptp-clock-source https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linu...