Heh. Sorry for letting that snark leak through. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Michael Kjörling <mich...@kjorling.se> wrote: > In <caar43imat3mnetk+w_hf080n04krcad06zdpmcnis-amco1...@mail.gmail.com> > on 3 Aug 2014 08:21 +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > >> (I don't use skype, in spite of my sister's hints, because, as much as >> possible, I don't want anything Microsoft touches on my stuff. When >> wheezy goes unsupported and the only upgrade path contains systemd, >> I'll have a hard choice to make. Hopefully, I'll be ready to use >> openbsd on a daily basis by then. If not, I may decide to use skype >> after all.) > > I looked, but couldn't find much. Since I'm not familiar with systemd, > could someone please elaborate on what this alleged connection between > systemd and Microsoft is?
Well, I'm one of those who thinks systemd and the misnamed "/usr merge" and most of the recent work from freedesktop.org reflect either a subconscious or conscious effort to re-make *nix in the image of Microsoft's junk. > If I just searched for the wrong search terms, a few pointers to some > (reasonably authoritative) web pages would do nicely. If it were deliberate, you don't think they would be telling us about it, now, do you? ;-/ ... particularly if there were some intent to leave *nix vulnerable to Microsoft's claims of IP violations. > -- > Michael Kjörling • https://michael.kjorling.se • mich...@kjorling.se > OpenPGP B501AC6429EF4514 https://michael.kjorling.se/public-keys/pgp > “People who think they know everything really annoy > those of us who know we don’t.” (Bjarne Stroustrup) -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAAr43iMQr_-YbAM8hdUg3n=trxwmcaz0mcx6dwqsaoxgmb2...@mail.gmail.com
