Quoting: Purple Library Guy3. Microsoft have been systematically funneling patents to sort of deniably-affiliated patent trolls and siccing those patent trolls on its opponents rather than getting its own hands dirty, thus allowing it to have its propaganda cake and eat its enemies too. Joining the OIN makes no difference whatsoever to use of this tactic. This is a very important point if true, and would indeed make MS joining the OIN a worthless and deeply cynical move. I have seen techrights articles making this claim before. I've never seen anyone else discussing it, whether to agree or debunk it, so I'm not sure if it's true or not.

They sometimes link to legal decisions https://www.leagle.com/decision/infco20180904118 [External Link] it's legal stuff so it mostly available but hard to find. Who have founded which patent troll is an info available on wikipedia or on legal site about society creation. Techrigths mostly link second hand sources, but it is still possible to go to the legal source by following links. But then, the legal stuff is pretty much unreadable

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The style is ranty as hell, but I never saw them lying and even if they mostly source themselves, when they write their articles, the info used are everywhere on the news.
So I'm still cautious about them but no more than with mainstream newspaper from my country

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http://techrights.org/2018/10/10/lotnetwork-msft-and-now-oin/ [External Link]
A more in depth answer about what it is not a good news as it may seems superficially.
Basically, Microsoft still does tons of patent trolling, he does not have given to OIN the patent used on patent trolling and the move can be seen as a way to legitimate software patent.

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Quoting: AppelsinI'd wager assimilation rather than protection. As for protection, I suspect it's more a case of "if we can't steal 'em, noone else will get to either."

But they get tons of money from patent attack on Linux (directly or via patent troll, look for intelectual venture founded by Gate & co).
Maybe its war between services but assimilation is the most likely, Linux is no longer a threat, why?

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Has Microsoft stop lending patent to patent troll attacking GNU/Linux users?
http://techrights.org/2018/10/04/patent-trolls-as-microsoft-enforcers/ [External Link]

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I don't use Youtube (or any google services) I want to have a bit of control on the data I leak.

What is the content of the video? Trolling about Linux?

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Quoting: GuestLooks like this troll is STILL bashing GOG.com while also promoting Denuvo

https://steamcommunity.com/app/584400/discussions/0/1744469130467050284/?ctp=13#c3220528325730958502 [External Link]

Also meraco is still going round, saying there's no need for native linux ports anymore because of proton :huh:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/379720/discussions/0/357286119106149442/?ctp=97#c1732088458071231764 [External Link]

I don't imagine for a second that they can not be paid troll. Russia is not the only actor that pay troll to advance its interest. Hiring a few troll in India is rather cheap. Meraco might troll Monday to Friday on opening hours somewhere in the world. I wonder how much hour he does a week.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoTalking about toxicity. What happened with Meraco?

I wonder as well. Maybe his contract as ended. That guy were just trolling 1000s if not tens of 1000s topics begging about a Linux version on a daily basis. That too much work to be done on spare time.
I am still surprised how he managed to be present on almost every game I check for a Linux version be it a AAA or a niche game that will never sold more than a few 1000s units.

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Dying Light: the following for me

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Dying Light and Imperium Galactica 2

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