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    Windows dropped new feature called "sudo" (feddit.de)
    submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    I don't think i need to explain how it works, should i ?

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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    Legal question. If Windows on the linux kernal needs to open source, but that does not apply to other software it runs, right? So could they close source their DE and charge for that, or charge for the windows store?

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    That is correct. Microsoft could simply charge for their closed-source desktop environment or their package manager or their software environment in general, but any modifications to the kernel would need to be free and open-source (though they could still charge money for it).

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

    thanks for the answer.