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Linux Foundation, Openwashing, and Microsoft

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 22, 2023

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Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2023 [Ed: Linux Foundation hired Perlow from Microsoft, he's still choosing Microsoft over Free software; almost nothing here is about Linux, it's all openwashing, which is what LF does. And it's promoted by Proxima Systems, the dodgy contractor that the LF gave 2.5 million dollars in one year despite not even having a real address.]

=> ↺ Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2023 | ↺ promoted by Proxima Systems

Welcome to the July edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter! We have exciting announcements this month, including the launch of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium and two new reports on maintainers and standards from LF Research. Plus, don't miss the Embedded Open Source Summit highlights and exclusive training and certification discounts. As always, stay updated with the latest news from our Linux Foundation projects.

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(Jason Perlow, Bing Image Creator)

Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source [Ed: GitHub is proprietary, Stefano Maffulli, yet you keep promoting it because Microsoft is bribing you to; you also promote GPL violations by Microsoft and proprietary Copilot; the OSI is 99% corruption. The rest is posturing.]

=> ↺ Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source

Three takeaways from Data + AI Summit [Ed: The voice of Microsoft (sponsored by Microsoft) Nick Vidal is promoting Microsoft and proprietary software; OSI is deeply compromised.]

=> ↺ Three takeaways from Data + AI Summit

Microsoft layoffs: Over 1,000 axed as sales and customer service division undergo transformation - OnMSFT.com [Ed: Microsoft propaganda sites spinning crisis and layoffs as "undergo transformation"]

=> ↺ Microsoft layoffs: Over 1,000 axed as sales and customer service division undergo transformation - OnMSFT.com

In a recent development over the past week, tech giant Microsoft reportedly laid off over a thousand employees, overshooting its previously announced figure of 10,000 layoffs for this year. Sources privy to the circumstances, who chose to remain anonymous due to the delicate nature of the situation, revealed this to news outlet Insider on Wednesday.

Microsoft to face EU probe over Teams and Office bundling

=> ↺ Microsoft to face EU probe over Teams and Office bundling

Microsoft is set to be formally investigated by the EU over claims it is unfairly bundling its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software...

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