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I seem to recall Microsoft being a bit scared of Linux in the early 00s. I'd guess installing DR-DOS on Windows-less PCs seemed less likely to piss off Microsof
by ashleyn 2y ago
I seem to recall Microsoft being a bit scared of Linux in the early 00s. I'd guess installing DR-DOS on Windows-less PCs seemed less likely to piss off Microsoft and losing their contracts/licenses than installing Linux would have.
- tracker1 2y agoI was really happy with Windows 2000 (not to be confused with ME) myself. I mean it wasn't perfect for games, but was pretty great for general use and a lot of games did actually work. And yeah, MS was particularly adversarial to Linux (and any other GNU licensed software) around that time. I've softened a bit on it, but will generally prefer BSD/ISC licenses over GPL for anything I can. Don't mind it for complete apps, but avoid it for libraries.