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I’m not trying to defend Microsoft, but their software isn’t licensed under the GPL so they really aren’t under any obligation to share the source code.
There are alternatives and people can choose to use Microsoft software or not.
Linux doesn’t make things secret, Microsoft is the one refusing to share its source code.
Big hardware companies used to get access to the windows source code all the time. It didn’t make it public, but lots of people have seen it by now.
I’m not trying to defend Microsoft, but their software isn’t licensed under the GPL so they really aren’t under any obligation to share the source code.
There are alternatives and people can choose to use Microsoft software or not.
Nobody is saying it is licensed under GPL or that they have a legal obligation to share it.
Just because something is legally fine doesn’t mean I have to like it.
Moral imperative