> I work on the team doing Visual Studio's Tools for Apache Cordova. Ten years a...

Max_Mustermann · on Jan 30, 2015

What were his arguments against Linux? I've never anyone actually speak ill of the concept of GNU/Linux, aside from "cookiness" and so.

Matumio · on Jan 30, 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents

Qwertious · on Jan 30, 2015

It's GPL'd, and any GPL'd code "infects" any codebase it's merged with (unlike MIT/Apache license).

tormeh · on Jan 30, 2015

I don't really get why that's important. Just because the kernel is GPL'd doesn't mean the drivers, WM etc. have to be.

That's kinda been my vision for how Linux may succeed on desktops/laptops. The GPL'd Linux kernel with almost everything else closed source. I realize I'm just describing Android.

caryhartline · on Jan 30, 2015

I think the "cancer" part has to do with the GPL.