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MicroSoft joined The Linux Foundation at platinum level

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source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-linux-endorsed-distros

 

in a twist of weird events, MicroSoft just paid 550000$ to become a platinum member of The Linux Foundation, yep .. that's 1/2 a mil dollars per year

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Microsoft explained that John Gossman, an architect on the Microsoft Azure team, will sit on the foundation’s board of directors and help underwrite projects.

 

Remarking on the announcement, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin said: "Microsoft has grown and matured in its use of and contributions to open source technology.

 

"The company has become an enthusiastic supporter of Linux and of open source, and a very active member of many important projects.

 

"Membership is an important step for Microsoft, but also for the open source community at large, which stands to benefit from the company’s expanding range of contributions."

 

FaceBook, Qualcomm, SUSe, Cisco, HP, IBM, Hitachi, Panasonic Huawei, NEC, Fujitsu, Samsung have board directors, now MicroSoft has one .. but not Google!?!??! O.o

 

I can't help but feeling there's more to this than MS being generous, I feel like MS is brewing something up and it's not their Azure platform

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...why are you still reading this?

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Just now, tlink said:

repost :P

 

I just saw it ... was typing and looking up sources

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Missed it by that much :P

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