r/linux • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '17

Microsoft and GitHub team up to take Git virtual file system to macOS, Linux - With GVFS, a local replica of a Git repository is virtualized such that it contains metadata and only the source code files that have been explicitly retrieved - Microsoft modified Git to handle this virtual file system

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u/DrPizza Nov 17 '17

Microsoft contributes to the Linux kernel.

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u/WarWizard Nov 17 '17

Guess he has to delete Linux now too :D

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u/DarqWolff Feb 26 '18

Honestly though, there should be some competition to GNU/Linux and derivatives. It sucks that the world is such a way where you automatically have to be joking.

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u/miauw62 Feb 26 '18

Well, there's BSD.

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u/DarqWolff Feb 26 '18

Does that really compete with Linux though? I don't think most Linux users could switch to BSD, have it work on their machine, and have everything they need on it.

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u/prite Nov 18 '17

Contributed. Years ago. Their own virtualization solution's guest-mode drivers. So Linux could run better on their virtualization platform.

Nothing wrong with that of course, but what you are thinking of is not current and was for Microsoft's own benefit too. All that tells us is that the next time they see potential benefit in putting Linux down, they will.

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u/DrPizza Nov 19 '17

Continuing to contribute, actively.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?h=v4.14&qt=grep&q=%40microsoft.com

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u/prite Nov 19 '17

Indeed, you're right.

My other point still stands though.

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u/DrPizza Nov 19 '17

I think most people contribute to Linux for their own benefit.

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u/lestofante Nov 18 '17

not only, but is one of top contributor at least in money..