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Renowned computer programmer and free software advocate Richard Stallman was invited by Microsoft to give a talk to its employees at MS Research. While it was surprising for many, it wasn’t totally unexpected considering Microsoft’s recent love for open-source. The news was confirmed by Azure CTO Mark Russinovich who retweeted the post of Ale(ssandro) Segala. […]
Linux users have known the pain of dealing with exFAT-formatted flash drives and SD cards on their computers. Thankfully Microsoft, which has recently become a big Linux fanboy, is removing its hold on the patents related to the exFAT file system. This move comes after the company has already had its share of profits, making […]
On Fossbytes, we keep covering different developments that have the power to change the course of open source software evolution and adoption of the Linux operating system. Microsoft’s love affair with Linux is a continuous development that keeps drawing the attention of open source enthusiasts who are skeptical of Redmond’s intentions. If we ignore the […]
Microsoft launched its Visual Studio Code for Windows, Mac, and Linux back in April 2016. This open source code editor soon grabbed the attention of developers; it was also recently featured on our list of the best text editors for Linux distributions and programming. To make the installation and update process more seamless, Microsoft recently made Visual Studio […]
It’s 2019, Microsoft under the leadership of Satya Nadella is now known to be a company that’s in favor of the open-source ideology, and free sharing of its resources. But its turn out MS wants to go to another level and formally bring the concept of inner-source inside the company (via ZDNet). Now you’re very […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft’s recent announcement to join the Linux Foundation has stirred news waves around the world. Assumptions are made that this is Microsoft’s strategy to kill Linux. However, executive director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin said that Microsoft is a changed company now. The technology world was shocked when Microsoft was diagnosed with cancer, earlier […]
Short Bytes: Linux just completed its 25 years. At the ongoing LinuxCon tech conference, different tech companies and open source leaders are celebrating this occasion. At the conference, Linux creator Linus Torvalds was spotted at Microsoft’s booth, chatting and smiling with Redmond folks. Years ago, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux a “Cancer”. Back […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has made the official announcement that it’s open sourcing PowerShell. As a result, the company has released the required open source code for Linux and OS X on GitHub. This release addresses the demands of many Microsoft customers who felt the need for a cross-platform PowerShell. Now, users can go ahead and download the […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has signed a deal with SUSE Linux to enter into a new partnership. This step is expected to strengthen Microsoft’s position as a leading service provider among the Linux users. The new development also renewed the older agreements between the two technology companies. Writing a new chapter in its love story with Linux, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has released the .NET Core 1.0 for Linux, Windows, and macOS. This announcement adds a new chapter in Microsoft’s love affair with Linux and open source. While Red Hat’s RHEL Linux distribution currently supports .NET Core 1.0, Microsoft is working to bring the same ability to Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS. Back in November 2014, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft’s investments in cloud-based open source technologies is now paying off. Thanks to the high demand for Linux on Azure, more Linux-lovers are choosing Redmond’s cloud platform. As a result, today, about one-third of Azure virtual machines are running Linux. If you think that Microsoft’s love for Linux and open source is selfless, think […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft and Canonical’s latest partnership that has enabled Windows users to use Ubuntu Linux apps on Windows 10 marks the start of a new friendship. Talking about the same, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth says that Microsoft and Ubuntu have left their rivalry behind. We hope that it’ll make open source and FOSS movement […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft and Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, are partnering to allow you to use Ubuntu on Windows 10. The official announcement is expected to be made at Microsoft’s BUILD 2016 developer conference later today. This partnership is expected to integrate Windows and Linux on the developer desktop. Microsoft is kicking off its BUILD […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has released a Debian Linux-based OS for network switches and routers. The software is called SONiC — Software for Open Networking in the Cloud. This fully open source toolkit will alllow you to take control of the networking hardware and overcome the limitations of network devices. Microsoft is moving fast and fiery on […]
Microsoft Azure cloud platform is very popular among Linux users and now Microsoft has announced that it will be offering limited support to selected Linux distros and open source platforms. If you are finding it too had to believe, the exact words from Microsoft are: “limited support for major Linux distributions, third party and open […]
Today the Linux Foundation announced a new initiative called R Consortium- a group to unite the users of the open-source R programming language. Microsoft announced that it is joining it along with Google and more as a founding member. Apart from Microsoft and Google, the other founding members are Oracle, HP, Tibcom, RStudio and Alteryx […]