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It’s the old playbook of Embrace, Enhance, Extinguish.
by tinus_hn 4y ago
It’s the old playbook of Embrace, Enhance, Extinguish.
- jmclnx 4y agoNice seeing this little victory, but a big one for the students. But to me is what M/S is doing with their WSL (and secure boot). They want to get to the point were Linux can only execute under Windows on new Laptops. The Companies that control Linux (yes, Linux is now pwned by corporate interests) do not care what really happens to Linux as long as Wall Street is happy.
- the_third_wave 4y ago> yes, Linux is now pwned by corporate interests While Linux is big business it is not {p|o}wned by big business. If those corporate interests suddenly all jump in bed with Microsoft (et al.) Linux-the-kernel will still be there as a free software project. Running it on new hardware may become harder but it will still run, drivers may be harder to come by but they will still be developed. Things will go back to where they started with Linux-the-kernel being developed by volunteers, The rest of what makes a Linux distribution will still be developed, projects like Gnome and the various Redhat-sponsored [1] infrastructure projects will suffer but there are so many alternatives that this will not be an issue. [1] Firefox wants to correct this to 'Hatred-sponsored'...
- JAlexoid 4y agoThey went straight for Extinguish. Microsoft Authenticator is far from being any form of "Enchancement"
- tinus_hn 4y agoYou can set the system so it’s optional. That way they can claim its standards compliant and Microsoft Authenticator is just another implementation of a standard. That is Embrace. But there are enhancements, where the Microsoft Authenticator can enforce extra restrictions, that you can require. That is Extend. And then of course your users can’t login unless they use the Microsoft Authenticator. That is Extinguish.