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Good morning. Did anybody notice that Microsoft is selling Linux now?

"Microsoft Announces $20 Linux-Based Distro for Windows 10"

wccftech.com/microsoft-20-linu

WccftechMicrosoft Announces $20 Linux-Based Distro for Windows 10 1809By Rafia Shaikh

@mike I new about them... they are not from Microsoft though. Just sold in the Microsoft store.

@timapple True, but because they're in the Microsoft store Microsoft is getting a cut of the sales.

@timapple @mike it's perfectly legal though and was even worked on by the Debian team

@brandon I don't think anybody is arguing its legality.

@timapple

@brandon I'm not sure it's a morality issue either. It just feels wrong to me that a company that has done everything in it's power for years and years to squash Linux then just changes it's mind turns around and starts making money off of it. It's not "morally wrong" or illegal in any way. It just feels icky.

@timapple

@mike it certainly wouldn't be the first time that Microsoft profits off of someone else's work 🙄

@timapple