474: Horton Hears a Linux User
13 July 2022
Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC serious credibility.
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- VSCodium — This is the The Telemetry less version of Visual Studio Code, packaged into a Flatpak. This repackaging is not supported by Microsoft.
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- Microsoft To Ban Commercial Open Source from App Store — Microsoft apparently does not want any FOSS developers to be able to write open source in a sustainable way.
- Microsoft responds to controversial store policy change — Microsoft has clarified its stance about legitimate open-source and generally free apps on the Microsoft Store.
- Systemd Creator Lands At Microsoft — The prominent open-source developer responsible for several prominent projects joined Microsoft and continuing his focus on systemd development.
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