Microsoft's Secret 'Halloween Documents' Versus Linux: The Dirty War of the 90s
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Microsoft's Secret "Halloween Documents" vs. Linux: The Dirty War of the 90s
Internal Microsoft documents marked "Secret": a plan to completely destroy Linux through FUD, lawsuits, and software market manipulation. The first "Halloween Documents" revealed how Bill Gates's company was playing dirty against Linux. 😱 But instead of surrendering, a real technological battle began.
👨💻 Find out:
How Eric S. Raymond leaked a document with a plan to "kill Linux"
Who is Steve Ballmer and why did he call Linux a "cancer"?
What maneuvers did Microsoft use: AARD code, FUD bombs, lawsuits with SCO, the GetTheFacts campaign
Why Linux survived and became a symbol of free software
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🕒 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 The Big Leak
05:40 The Night Before Halloween
07:12 Microsoft and the Plan to Take Over the Digital World
11:57 Why did Steve Ballmer hate Linux?
14:45 Shared Source/Open Source
17:17 Dirty War
20:48 Results
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