Microsoft Built Its Own Custom Linux Kernel!

I read “Microsoft Built Its Own Custom Linux Kernel For Its New IoT Service” from – Slashdot and I wonder: is it the same old technique “embrace, extend, extinguish”, or the old black night is slowly walking the long and winding road to redemption?

Yet such large corporations shall not be dealt with as a single entity, as a person. It is perfectly feasible that a part of MS is really and earnestly friendly toward Software Libre and at the same time another part is subtly hostile.

TurboTax is an evil, parasitic product that exists entirely because taxes are confusing and hard to file. Worse than that, Intuit is one of the loudest voices on Capitol Hill arguing against measures that make it easier to pay taxes. Years ago, the Obama administration proposed a system of automatic tax filing, in which the IRS uses income information it already has to fill out your tax return for you. That would save millions of Americans considerable time and energy every year, but the idea has gone nowhere. The main reason? Lobbying from Intuit and H&R Block.

From Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this year – It’s an evil parasite that only makes your taxes more complicated.

I wonder how they would label italian tax system. I suspect they will think it’s a horrible joke