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VAR-SOM-MX7 is now available with Certified 802.11ac/a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2 support
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Variscite Announces the Upgrade of its VAR-SOM-MX7 SoM with Bluetooth 4.2 and the Launch of its New VAR-SOM-MX7 Variant with Improved Dual-band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Certified Wi-Fi Module.
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Translation of the Latest 'Microsoft Loves Linux' Charm Offensive
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 17th of November 2016 01:07:08 PM Filed under
QUITE a few additional articles -- mostly puff pieces (below is a complete/exhaustive list) -- have been published since yesterday's blog post, which was followed by a short article from Techrights. There is a lot of Microsoft PR inside the news/media right now (more and more by the hour) and it's coordinated (sometimes in advance, based on what we learned yesterday) by Microsoft. Here is a quick rebuttal to the 4 strands of news:
- The Linux Foundation joins Microsoft (not a slip): Microsoft paid half a million dollars for over a hundred puff pieces (in English alone) and lots of leverage over Linux, including a distraction from the patent wars it wages.
- The GNU/Linux crowd gets a proprietary software database it neither wants nor needs: This might be useful when Microsoft tries to infiltrate GNU/Linux deployments like the one in Munich, later boasting better integration with Windows than with GNU/Linux (same for running Bash/Ubuntu under Windows 10).
- Google and .NET: Microsoft accepts that it lost the mobile wars and also lost developers, so it tries ever more desperately to spread .NET and/or Mono.
- Tizen/Samsung and .NET: As above.
That's about all it means. Below is the raw PR, which is intended to sometimes (it doesn't always work) mislead the reader, having misled the writers/journalists. █
Related/contextual items from the news:
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Microsoft demonstrates its commitment to open source by joining Linux Foundation [Ed: Microsoft advocacy sites (often paid-for nonsense) like to pretend to themselves that Microsoft is now a good citizen, not racketeer. iophk: “You’ve probably seen links about LF joining Microsoft so I won’t add them. It would have been news if Microsoft joined OIN.”]
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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member [Ed: How MS advocacy sites put it; the larger payment (like political 'donation') was inevitable. To quote Benjamin Henrion, "Microsoft depends so much on taxing Linux via its dubious software patents that they have decided to join the Linux Foundation #corruption"]
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Microsoft now a Platinum Member at Linux Foundation and .NET foundation has Google onboard
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Microsoft joins the Linux foundation and blows everyone’s mind
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Microsoft And Linux Working On Advance Open Source Project Development, SQL Server And Azure App Service
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Microsoft and Linux Collaborates For Open-Source Game; As Rivals Unite, How Could Linux Benefit From This?
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation as it continues to embrace open source
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Microsoft join hands with Linux Foundation as platinum member
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
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Microsoft Becomes a Member of The Linux Foundation
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Is Google crashing the Microsoft open source party?
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Microsoft: SQL Server for Linux is the real deal
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Microsoft doubles down on Linux love, joins foundation
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, launches test build of Visual Studio for Mac
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Microsoft makes open source commitment with new partnerships involving Google, Linux, Samsung
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation, Open-Source development to get major boost
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation at Platinum Partner
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After OpenAI Partnership, Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation To Dive Deeper Into Open-Source Code
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Microsoft is joining the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, Bets on Open Cloud Computing
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Microsoft Shows Linux Love by Joining the Linux Foundation
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Loves spreads, new Microsoft SQL Server now previewed on Ubuntu
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, no really
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Linux Academy Partners with Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program
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Microsoft Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member, The Last Leaf has Fallen
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, confirms commitment to open source development
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Microsoft has joined the Linux foundation
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, After Calling Linux a 'Cancer'
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Microsoft Drops Tech Bombshell As It Joins Linux Foundation
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Microsoft partners with the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft and Google bury the hatchet in one small way
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Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation As Everyone Now Loves Open Source
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Microsoft is the Platinum member of Linux Foundation
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Linux Foundation Gets a Surprising New Member: Microsoft
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SQL Server joins the Linux party, new preview comes to Linux and Docker
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, Google joins .Net community
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation that promotes open-source technology
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Microsoft SQL Server Supports Linux
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Cricket Australia to adopt Microsoft’s team and player performance platform
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Microsoft announces association with Linux Foundation with Platinum membership
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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation at highest membership tier
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation As Platinum Member And Releases Ports
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Microsoft Embraces Open Source, Joins Linux Foundation
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As Microsoft joins Linux, Google shakes hands with the .NET Foundation
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Microsoft joined the Linux foundation as a platinum member because of Cloud Services
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Microsoft, Google, and Samsung Bury the Hatchet with New Partnerships
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Microsoft, Google, Samsung Team Up In Open Source Development
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Microsoft surprises by joining Linux, 15 years after calling it a ‘cancer’
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code
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Microsoft officially joins the Linux league of open source contributors
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After Microsoft joins Linux, Google Cloud joins .NET Foundation
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Google signs on to the .NET Foundation
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation
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Microsoft’s .NET Foundation Now Includes Google
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Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation In Latest Open Source Commitment
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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation; takes on Oracle
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Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation to Boost Open Source Software Ecosystem
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Microsoft has officially joined the Linux Foundation
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Linux Foundation Commits Suicide as Microsoft E.E.E. Takes a Leap Forward
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 16th of November 2016 08:49:17 PM Filed under
I have covered Microsoft's interference with FOSS for over a decade and carefully studied even pertinent antitrust documents. I know the company's way of thinking when it comes to undermining their competition, based on internal communications and strategy papers. Even days ago we got this in the news.
The pattern of embrace and extend (to extinguish) -- all this while leveraging software patents to make Linux a Microsoft cash cow or compel OEMs to preinstall privacy-hostile Microsoft software/apps with proprietary formats (lockin) -- never ended. What I see in the Linux Foundation right now is what I saw in Nokia 5 years ago and in Novell 10 years ago -- the very thing that motivated me to start Boycott Novell, a site that has just turned 10 with nearly 22,000 blog posts.
It is a saddening day because it's a culmination, after years of Microsoft 'micro' payments to the Linux Foundation (e.g. event sponsorship in exchange for keynote positions), which will have Microsoft shoved down the throats of GNU/Linux proponents and give an illusion of peace when there is none, not just on the patent front but also other fronts (see what Microsoft's partner Accenture is doing in Munich right now). The links below are a complete list of the bad (in my view very bad) news. █
"We need to slaughter Novell before they get stronger….If you’re going to kill someone, there isn’t much reason to get all worked up about it and angry. You just pull the trigger. Any discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at Novell while we pull the trigger."
--Jim Allchin, Microsoft's Platform Group Vice President
In the news today:
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Microsoft Steps Up Its Commitment to Open Source
Today The Linux Foundation is announcing that we’ve welcomed Microsoft as a Platinum member. I’m honored to join Scott Guthrie, executive VP of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise Group, at the Connect(); developer event in New York and expect to be able to talk more in the coming months about how we’ll intensify our work together for the benefit of the open source community at large.
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Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation As A Platinum Member
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Microsoft's Linux love affair leads it to join The Linux Foundation
No, this isn't The Onion and it's not April Fool's Day. Microsoft has joined The Linux Foundation.
Microsoft announced that it was joining forces with The Linux Foundation at the Microsoft Connect developer event in New York.
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Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux
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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft—yes, Microsoft—joins the Linux Foundation
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THE END TIMES ARE HERE: Microsoft embraces Google, Apple, Samsung and even Linux in one go
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Microsoft's open source love fest continues as it joins Linux Foundation
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Microsoft Goes Linux Platinum, Welcomes Google To .NET Foundation
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code
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Microsoft Is Joining the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another step toward greater openness
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years after Ballmer called it 'cancer'
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, Google joins .Net community
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Microsoft is now a Linux Foundation Platinum Member
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That's an expensive Linux install! Microsoft gives the Linux foundation $550000
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation because 2016 isn't weird enough already
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Microsoft just got its Linux Foundation platinum card, becomes top level member
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4 no-bull takeaways from Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft announces the public preview of the next release of SQL Server on Linux and Windows
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, Google Joins .NET Community
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Microsoft just joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
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Linux has won, Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft is joining the Linux foundation as a platinum member
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation, Google added to .NET community
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Microsoft seeks to grow Azure platform with products, partnerships
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation As Platinum Member
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Microsoft Fortifies Commitment to Open Source, Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member
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Microsoft contributes to open ecosystem by joining Linux Foundation and welcoming Google to the .NET community
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Linux Academy Partners with Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program
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Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation as the World Remains the Right Side Up
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Hell freezes over as Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
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Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member
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Microsoft Connect: Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server v.Next for Windows and Linux and More
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SQL Server joins the Linux party, new preview comes to Linux and Docker
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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation
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Google joins .Net Foundation
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Microsoft and Google bury the hatchet in one small way
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Google joins Microsoft's .NET Foundation
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Microsoft announces Visual Studio for Mac, preview of the next SQL Server with Linux and Docker support
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Microsoft's SQL Server Next for Linux, Windows hit public preview [Ed: Proprietary software with surveillance is not a gift]
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Google signs on to the .NET Foundation as Samsung brings .NET support to Tizen
Microsoft is hosting its annual Connect(); developer event in New York today. With .NET being at the core of many of its efforts, including on the open-source side, it's no surprise that the event also featured a few .NET-centric announcements...
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Samsung launches Visual Studio Tools for Tizen preview, lets developers build apps with .NET
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, welcomes Google to .NET community
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Microsoft releases SQL Server Preview for Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Microsoft says Linux is no longer 'cancer,' joining Foundation
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Subsonic 5.1 Media Streamer Released, Install In Ubuntu/Linux Mint
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Ubuntu Flavors 15.04 Vivid Vervet Alpha 2 Released
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How To Install Software In Linux : An Introduction
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How To Use 'Sudo' And 'Su' Commands In Linux : An Introduction
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APT Packaging Management Tool In Detail; Linux
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Issues with Kubuntu 14.10
Submitted by gfranken on Monday 10th of November 2014 11:16:33 PM Filed under
I installed Kubuntu 14.10 a couple of weeks ago. Here's two issues I've discovered, the first one is solved, but the 2nd one isn't.
1) Kdenlive will play videos from the Clip Monitor, and in the Project Monitor. However, after rendering the video, audio is lost.
2) It's not possible to mount an nfs share automatically in /etc/fstab. You have to use
sudo mount -a and enter the root password.
How my uncle became a Linux user
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Thursday 16th of October 2014 07:51:18 PM Filed under
It has been a month since my relatives from Bradford visited us here in Manchester. Our usual routine if they come to spend the holidays with us is to go to the gym to work out, to run on the treadmill and play pingpong. The best part of the workout, which we enjoy the most, is swimming afterwards. We get relaxed at the jacuzzi and then get hot and sweaty inside the sauna. It is a good exercise and offers relaxation after a stressful day of work. We have so much fun in the gym.
We arrived home around 8:00 pm after having a good round of walk in Manchester City Stadium. We were lucky to see the Manchester City football team; they had a match against Roma, so crowds were flooding in the streets. There were about a thousand spectators coming to watch the game who walked past us.
At home I prepared the meal. We had candlelights and red wine to enjoy while having our soup, vegetable salad and chicken for dinner; mango smoothies were the final dessert.
After the meal we chatted about the economy, healthcare, jobs, business, and technology in the U.K. I have learned a lot from Albert, my aunt's husband. He is an economist.
Albert explained to me that he was struggling with his PC. It was a brand new PC. It had a touchscreen and the laptop was thin and powerful. Albert's problem was not the laptop. As it turns out, his problem was Windows. The computer came with Windows 8. He already wasted a lot of money because shops exploited him. He did not even have an office suite installed. The computer was useless. He hardly used it. He hardly even had any files on it.
I then explained to Albert about GNU/Linux. I told him about Stallman and GNU. I also told him about the dirty tricks of Microsoft and about the true Bill Gates, including his involvement in GMO. Albert listened to me and he wanted to know more. I hope he learned something from me, just as I had learned from him.
The following morning I asked my husband for help. He was working all night and in the morning he was available to help Albert. Based on Roy's analysis, the machine was full of malware or some other mess. It was almost impossible to do anything with it. Windows 8 was hard to work with and it was hardly even possible to download and install a program like LibreOffice. The interface was confusing. It took ages to do very simple things.
Albert insisted that we should install GNU/Linux, but we didn't have a recent version of a distro at that time. Either way, Albert was so frustrated with Windows that he was willing to throw it all down the drain, along with his files.
This was my first time seeing Windows 8. I usually use Android or KDE. Microsoft Windows has become full of pop-ups, spam, marketing and other garbage. I am glad to use GNU/Linux and Albert will soon join us. By all means, Albert now wants to use Open Source and he already learns how to use LibreOffice. █
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