Well, this is surprising isn't it? Microsoft are handing over the Mono Project to the Wine developers with a thank you note.
  • Croquette@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 个月前

    Microsoft primary motivation was not to benefit the community, but to gain good PR in that case. It just so happen that this move also benefits the community as well.

    And that’s my point. Sometimes, corpos’ decisions benefit the community, but this is only a side effect, not the intended purpose.

    • auzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 个月前

      The guy who started mono also started gnome you realize.

      More likely he influenced this decision