15 Jan
2015
15 Jan
'15
2:28 a.m.
I wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:06:32 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ... made big headlines late last year when he sang the praises of open source and Linux."
-- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-offers-ubuntu-image-with-docker-engine-in-...
Also worth pointing out the bewildering labyrinth that is Microsoft software licensing (indeed, any proprietary software company’s licensing, particularly for the enterprise).
To add to which, imagine a cloud company other than Microsoft, trying to add Windows to its platform offerings: easy for Microsoft, not so easy for anyone else <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/14/digital_ocean_adds_freebsd_explores_cloudy_windows/>.