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How Microsoft-Yahoo Will Affect Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

jammag writes "If the marriage of Microsoft and Yahoo were to be consummated, GNU/Linux would be hindered, argues Roy Schestowitz. Yahoo's funding of open source initiatives would dry up. Yahoo, which acquired Zimbra, would lose its love for the open source competitor of Microsoft Outlook. The list goes on..."

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  1. Who will I ping ? by sodul · · Score: 5, Funny

    ping yahoo.com

    I don't know why but I always ping yahoo to troubleshoot my network connection. I guess I'll have to switch to ping 'google.com'

  2. Re:Holy shit! by QuickFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's been doing _at least_ 30 USENET posts a day, every day, for over two years. ...says Anonymous Coward, who makes more than 30 posts an hour.
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  3. Re:Ok by me by jaxtherat · · Score: 5, Funny

    rather than the the 30-year-old burnt-out techies on /. or the 19-year-old college students on Digg or the who-knows perverts on 4chan. You say it like it's a bad thing...
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