You've likely heard that Microsoft, who previously declared that Linux is a cancer, now is a platinum member of the Linux foundation, proclaiming that Microsoft loves Linux. But, in light of Microsoft's aggressive software patent actions against Android, and in light of their past ethically-questionable business tactics, should we trust Microsoft in the Linux Foundation? Devil graphic from: http://www.deviantart.com/ Software patent articles from: http://techrights.org/home/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwXUKnWS-E

Red Hat shoots itself in the foot again by announcing that they would no longer allow the general public to download the source code for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This will cause problems for the RHEL clone publishers, such as AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux. It has also caused a huge backlash from Linux users, and at least some have already decided to switch from the RHEL ecosystem to community-based Linux distros such as Debian. Links to articles the I've referenced: https://linuxiac.com/red-hat-restricts-access-to-its-source-code/ https://linuxiac.com/red-hat-boosts-free-developers-subscription-to-240-systems/ https://rockylinux.org/news/2023-06-22-press-release/ https://rockylinux.org/news/2023-06-22-press-release/ https://wraltechwire.com/2022/07/18/ibm-beats-revenue-expectations-red-hat-sales-surge-17/ https://www.open-scap.org/ ************************************** Purchase links for my books: Mastering Linux Security and Hardening Packt Publishing link: https://www.packtpub.com/product/mastering-linux-security-and-hardening-third-edition/9781837630516 Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3ZdIR7Y ********************************* Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd Packt Publishing link: https://www.packtpub.com/product/linux-service-management-made-easy-with-systemd/9781801811644 Amazon link: https://amzn.to/344gxO0 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfFAwRjThuE