Recently, we reported on LibreOffice, accusing Microsoft of intentionally using complex file formats as a tactic to lock in users to Microsoft Office, hindering open source alternatives like LibreOffice. Now, Microsoft has banned LibreOffice developer, Mike Kaganski, from using its services, citing an “activity that violates [its] Services Agreement”.
According to Mike, this happened last Monday when he tried to send a technical email to the LibreOffice dev mailing list, which is a normal part of his routine, but Thunderbird returned an error saying the message couldn’t be sent. His account was blocked upon retry, and he found himself completely logged out of his Microsoft account…
Microsoft 🍆 Open Source
Well, yeah, but not like that!
Are there really people who know what open source means that would see this and actually believe it? Who is that even for?
Microsoft and other large corporations do love open source. Open source software saves them tons of money.
OpenSource, not Free/Libre-software
i remember saying this was just pr bullshit to redditors and them scoffing at it. good times.
I hope that’s not where the libre code is hosted.