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Re:Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows... by Gud on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @05:32AM (#45501090)
Linux was already dominant long before Ubuntu.

the answer is because of the AT&T lawsuit against university of California in the 90s that dragged and tainted the BSD code base.

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Re:Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows... by overfeed on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @11:02AM (#45503980)
I said Linux won for the same reason as Ubuntu (winning the distro wars), I did not say Linux won because of Ubuntu. Ubuntu:Linux Distros::Linux:server OSes
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