Is Microsoft going Linux Crazy? Good or bad?
It is no secret to anyone, the type of relationship that in the first years ecosystem, as a company and product, contended with its competitors, which, of course, included GNU / Linux. And also, about the progressive change that this company has had in recent years with respect to GNU/Linux. For this reason, and please preserve a little of that historical memory and so that everyone can draw their own conclusions, today we provide this publication on Microsoft and its relationship changes with respect to GNU/Linux, in the time.
Why, surely many may be against the fact that large technology companies increasingly interfere in the development of the various free and open source software projects and developments, while on the other hand, many may not. So, in this post we will let you, as the reader, decide if Microsoft has gone Crazy for Linux. And whether that is good or bad for the free and open source software development ecosystem, free or not.
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For this reason, and going back from today, so that draw your own conclusions, we can start by showing one of the latest news that we learned about and published a few days ago, regarding what Microsoft as a company has been contributing In his career (for or against, we don't know, but each one will decide) he made Linux used more and more on his platform and products.
Microsoft, Crazy about Linux, or what is it up to?
Latest news from well-known news
Other news and topics addressed this year and more, related to Microsoft and its collaboration and use with Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux that we recommend reading or re-reading to form a good opinion about today's question posed, are the following:
Microsoft announced a few days ago that it is already working on rewriting the Windows kernel code, especially in the area responsible for managing windows, in the Rust language. And this maneuver is reminiscent of the adoption of the same language for the development of the Linux kernel. In this, Rust differs from several languages announced in the past as replacements for C and C++.
If you are one of the GNU/Linux users who seeks to experiment with new alternatives and applications, regardless of the possible arguments regarding security and privacy, then a great option regarding the use of web browsers will be "Microsoft Edge for Linux." Since, if you want to replace the use of Google Chrome or other Chromium-based web browsers, of course, the one from the Microsoft company has good features and functionalities.
News recently emerged that Mozilla has criticized Microsoft, Google and Apple for using their operating systems to direct users to their browsers and hinder rivals who do not have the same benefits of the system. operational. Like, for example, Mozilla.
A Top 7 more publications about Microsoft and its "love" Crazy for Linux
Below a small Top 7 publications to read in 2023/2022, with information for and against, of Microsoft and its “love” Crazy for Linux, and free and open source software, in general:
- Microsoft made changes to its App Store in favor of Open Source, although the movement is not well received by everyone.
- They discover that DuckDuckGo gave Microsoft permission to implement ad trackers.
- XorDdos, a malware discovered by Microsoft and that attacks Linux.
- Microsoft released the source code for 3D Movie Maker at the request of someone who asked to continue its development.
- Microsoft has joined the Open 3D Foundation, Amazon's open game engine.
- Unified Patents, Microsoft, Linux Foundation and OIN take on patent trolls.
- Microsoft released the open source version of Sysmon System Monitor for Linux.
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Summary
In summary, just as it is not strange that, when talking about Linux, many tend to be very «Passionate about Linux», in terms of its balanced and healthy promotion and defense; nor is it that there are others, which sometimes only seem to border on madness and absurdity, that is, they seem to be literally turned «Crazy about Linux», by attacking third parties with or without reason for anything, especially if the word Microsoft or Google, or Money, for example, appears.
Or when they call a person bad GNU/Linux-based operating system just because it consumes more than 512 MB for a common home or office user, accusing it of looking like a Windows operating system. As you can see, extremism is never good, it is always bad, and that includes when we talk about GNU/Linux.
And it is also not strange that many have certain misgivings or well-founded reservations, especially big technology companies, such as Microsoft and Google, among many others; because he really has a bad track record. Above all, in the use of invasion of user privacy with your telemetries and much more. Such as, for example, the countless failures, vulnerabilities and excessive resource consumption of their operating systems and applications, when operating.
So, it is always seen as normal and justified our healthy and prudent concern with everything that these large transnational technology corporations do, especially when they get involved in free and open projects, which are usually a good alternative to using their own products. But, as we said at the beginning, let each one draw their own personal conclusion about whether Microsoft has gone crazy for Linux, relying on the readings previously recommended here.