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to: JIM JACKSON
from: TCW
date: 2021-02-08 16:21:00
subject: Re: Beware of Microsoft r

On 2/8/2021 3:52 PM, Jim Jackson wrote:
> On 2021-02-08, TCW  wrote:
>> On 2/8/2021 11:43 AM, Jim Jackson wrote:
>>> On 2021-02-08, Nikolaj Lazic  wrote:
>>>> Dana Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:54:30 -0600, TCW  napis'o:
>>>>>
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-re
po/
>>>>
>>>> Thx for this one!
>>>
>>> The article doesn't give the obvious solution, of simply editing the
>>> /etc/apt/sources.list file and removing the microsoft repo line.
>>>
>>> My own view on this (and I don't run current versions of raspbian, I'm
>>> no fan boy), is that there is no malignant intent, they were careless
>>> and hadn't thought it through. As any follower of the rpi forums will
>>> know, they can be thin-skinned about criticism, and have got a bit
>>> defensive about this.
>>>
>>> They are currently altering the repo priorities so that no package in
>>> the Raspberry Pi OS repo's can be installed by "accident" from the
>>> Micro$oft repo. - a very sensible precaution. It doesn't stop the call
>>> to the MS repo. every "apt update" though (unless you remove the repo
>>> from the sources.list file!).
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> Well, Linux and MS have never played nice together and even with Windows
>> WSL/WSL2, there's obviousness to what MS is up to. I'm not putting on my
>> tin hat just yet but MS didn't get to it's market share by being nice
>> guys. Just my 2 cents.
>
> You may be right, but I have no idea what MS intentions are. My comments
> where just about the RPI people.

And there we agree. =)

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