● 06.07.08

●● Quick Mention: Microsoft Shenanigans Versus Linux

Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 2:59 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

But, but… Microsoft said it would play nice with Linux, no?

↺ no
Microsoft Protests Linux on Phoenix Mars Mission – Future Mars Probe Will Run Windows

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Houston, Texas: After intensive protest from Microsoft Corporation regarding the use of the Linux operating system on the Phoenix Mars Probe, NASA has announced that it will use Microsoft Windows on a future probe mission. The new Bluescreen mission will test the ballistic impact of an instrument package on the Martian surface.

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Source: Bruce Perens. █

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