Too nasty for piefed.social@crazypeople.online to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 days ago-1 Fedi Social Creditlemmy.mlimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1274
arrow-up1274image-1 Fedi Social Creditlemmy.mlToo nasty for piefed.social@crazypeople.online to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-squareculprit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up32·edit-23 days agoIt’s the classic Microsoft “triple E” strategy that has been used against libre historically: Embrace (interoperable) Extend (new features) Extinguish (fork the protocols to break interoperability) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish
minus-squareFunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoYou’re right, I hadn’t considered that this was part of a strategy like this. I rescind what I said; piefed delenda est.
It’s the classic Microsoft “triple E” strategy that has been used against libre historically:
Embrace (interoperable)
Extend (new features)
Extinguish (fork the protocols to break interoperability)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish
You’re right, I hadn’t considered that this was part of a strategy like this. I rescind what I said; piefed delenda est.