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On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:26:01 -0000 (UTC), Muttley wrote:

> Only in the last 15 years or so did corps start to force
> their ideas into linux.

Nobody can “force” their ideas into Open Source. Ideas only get adopted 
for their intrinsic merit, not because of any big-budget marketing 
campaign to tell everyone how wonderful it is.

What would be the business model for such a marketing campaign, anyway?