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I'm not surprised that there are people with this view, but I can't agree. They've had 4 years to ruin github, and haven't. Open-sourcing .NET Core, VS Code, po
by margalabargala 4y ago
I'm not surprised that there are people with this view, but I can't agree. They've had 4 years to ruin github, and haven't. Open-sourcing .NET Core, VS Code, powershell, etc and actively creating/supporting WSL is a huge change from their behavior in the 90s.
I don't use any of their software, but watching from a distance they appear to have been moving in a "good" direction for the last decade.
- mulmen 4y agoThe problem with Microsoft isn’t the licensing. It’s the constant quest for control and the abuse of power. Look at Windows 10 dark patterns. I prefer that the organization responsible for those abuses stays away from Linux, and anything else I actually use.
- margalabargala 4y agoI don't think Microsoft is a "good" company. Agree with all the Win10 dark patterns, not to mention news like this from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31600848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31600848 As you say, the problem with Microsoft isn't the licensing. 25 years ago, licensing was among the problems with Microsoft. Today it is not. This is an aspect of Microsoft changing, for the better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source#Initial_stance_on_open_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source#Init...