https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian to
be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes all
distros that are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and others. Microsoft plans to makeÿ them a more "Windows" like GUI, eliminating the command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179 for Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

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On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 09:12:00AM -0600, Gregory Forster wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian to be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes all distros that are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and others. Microsoft
plans to makeÿ them a more "Windows" like GUI, eliminating the command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179 for Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

I wouldn't even click on that link.
Cheers
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t


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On 2/26/26 9:12 AM, Gregory Forster wrote:

which includes all distros that are "forked"

This hints to it being not for real. As far as I'm aware, it's really
not possible to sell a project and somehow get all the forks sucked
along in.


I doubt selling Debian to Microsoft would be possible. I'll hazard a
guess literally no one involved in the project would agree to such a deal.


nwe

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debian4greg@gmail.com wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian to
be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes all >distros that are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and others. >Microsoft plans to makeÿ them a more "Windows" like GUI, eliminating the >command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179 for Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

No, it's obviously bullshit. In fact, the comments suggest it was an
old April Fool's joke...

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On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 7:23?PM nwe <nwe@gitcoding.net> wrote:

On 2/26/26 9:12 AM, Gregory Forster wrote:

which includes all distros that are "forked"

This hints to it being not for real. As far as I'm aware, it's really
not possible to sell a project and somehow get all the forks sucked
along in.

I doubt selling Debian to Microsoft would be possible. I'll hazard a
guess literally no one involved in the project would agree to such a deal

Anyone who even remotely considers this to be true should not be
allowed to vote.

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Gregory Forster <debian4greg@gmail.com> wrote on 26/02/2026 at 16:12:00+0100:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian to be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes all distros that
are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and others. Microsoft plans to makeÿ them a more "Windows" like GUI, eliminating the command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179 for Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

Debian can't be for sale as being for sale has "having an owner" as a prerequisite.
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian
to be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes
all distros that are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and
others. Microsoft plans to make? them a more "Windows" like GUI,
eliminating the command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179
for Ubuntu.
IS THIS FOR REAL?????

AFAIK, Debian turned down MS's offer because John Mastodon's counter
offer was better aligned with its values, even tho it came with much
less $$$.


=== Stefan

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(thanks for the off-topic Gregory)
Gregory Forster <debian4greg@gmail.com> writes:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian
to be purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes
all distros that are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and
others. Microsoft plans to makeÿ them a more "Windows" like GUI,
eliminating the command line interface. $79.95 for Debian, $179 for
Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

"Winbuntu" was the only word that seemed realistic. Canonical is a
for-profit company, after all. Ah... i clicked on the YouTube link in
the article and watched it.

Sincerely, Byunghee
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 6:45?PM Pierre-Elliott B‚cue <peb@debian.org> wrote:

Gregory Forster <debian4greg@gmail.com> wrote on 26/02/2026 at
16:12:00+0100:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_0yt4U2mKA is very concerning! Debian

to be

purchased by Microsoft? $7.3 Billion for Debian, which includes all

distros that

are "forked": Ubuntu, Mint, Peppermint, Kali and others. Microsoft plans

to

make them a more "Windows" like GUI, eliminating the command line

interface.

$79.95 for Debian, $179 for Ubuntu.

IS THIS FOR REAL?????

Debian can't be for sale as being for sale has "having an owner" as a prerequisite.

Someone ultimately owns the trademarks and copyrights of Debian.
Technically the name, logos, slogans and branding could be sold. The
software is all Free Software. Debian has no closed source proprietary applications. There is no way someone could take over Canonical by
purchasing Debian's branding. Ubuntu is a trademark of Canonical not Debian.

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