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How is this for a surprise: Microsoft today announced that it is joining the Linux Foundation as a high-paying Platinum member. “This may come as a surprise to you, but they were not big fans,” Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin told me in regards to his foundation’s history with Microsoft. …

Microsoft’s announcement that it was bringing its flagship SQL Server database software to Linux came as a major surprise when the company first announced this in March. Until now, the preview was invite-only, but as Microsoft announced today, anybody who wants to give it a try can now download the bits. …

Anyone in the market for an affordable Linux laptop may be worth checking out the new Pinebook Linox laptop which will soon be available in two versions, with either a 11.6 inch IPS display for $89 or a larger 14 inch IPS display price that just $99, both offering users …