[kwlug-disc] Our friends at Microsoft

[Mikalai Birukou]

> I saw this on the .NET group's Meetup page. I understand that
> Microsoft's embrace of open source is very old news, but it still
> surprises me when I run across it.
>
> The event is Feb 15 at noon EST, if you want to attend.
>
> https://info.microsoft.com/ww-azure-open-source-day.html
>
> Join this free digital event to learn how Microsoft is committed to open source and works with the open-source community to develop new technologies.

It took Catholic Church a couple hundred years to produce an apology for 
burning Copernicus.

It took UK government a few decades to produce an apology for killing 
Turing.

I am still waiting for apologies about SCO-based FUD attack: apologies 
from Microsoft and from Royal Bank of Canada.

Somehow for me, azure commitment just doesn't cut it, yet.

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