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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How bad is Microsoft? (www.gnu.org)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Moorshou to c/[email protected]

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I was curious what the Linux people think about Microsoft and any bad practices that most people should know about already?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

not quite as bad as adobe, but they are among the worst

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Microsoft is really good at getting rich selling terrible software that performs worse than even freeware in the same category. They have full market dominance, and therefore produce nothing but overpriced junk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Worse than theyve been as is most every other massive conglomerate still in business since inception. As the adage goes, power corrupts. Absolutely immutable if the rest of the corporate world is any example

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the authors of this site may be biased, though.

[–] Moorshou 1 points 5 months ago

I'm a little biased right now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

I thought we were well past this topic. I guess everything old is new again. In fact, I'll dust off a classic:

"Bugs fly through open Windows."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

What does "bad" means to you exactly? They are the hypocrites just like any big corporation, value only money, they reinvent wheels all the time, but their products pretty good despite being non-free, and making programs is much easier for Windows then GNU/Linux.

It would be even better if they didn't force you to use only their products.

You value simplicity or free of choice and privacy? The "bad" definition depends on it.

[–] Moorshou 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I do lean to having privacy and freedom to do whatever with my tools as "good" things

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