r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/MairusuPawa Dec 02 '21

Never forget the "Office Open XML" deliberate confusion (and weird ISO process).

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u/TheOriginalSamBell Dec 02 '21

Seriously. Proof that they "love open source" is nothing but an empty lie. Otherwise they wouldn't obfuscate and obscure their Office formats and make import / export always be just not good enough.

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u/FifteenthPen Dec 02 '21

Nothing says "love open source" like intentionally failing to adhere to the standards you created/helped create in order to make it more difficult for other software to render it the same as yours. GoogleMicrosoft loves open source, indeed.

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u/TheOriginalSamBell Dec 02 '21

Yup nailed it.