A software project started in 1984, widely used in hundreds of OSes for four decades, with a distinctive X as it’s logo and an equally distinct URL 🙄

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  • lath@lemmy.worldEnglish
    423·
    1 year ago

    Remember Meta, the original thing before Facebook illegally took it as its own with zero consequences? Yeah, me neither.

    • Dnn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      1 year ago

      It’s also impossible to find info on that now since every query involving “meta” and “facebook” gives only results about the current company.

      • lath@lemmy.worldEnglish
        172·
        1 year ago

        Oh, i’m embellishing. It was only illegal from a moral perspective far as i read back when it was news. Their legal team did their money’s worth and exploited the many existing legal loopholes to either take over or buyout the ownership quietly. Haven’t seen the former self-presented owners since the event in question, so either it was a scam or they were paid a lot to keep quiet. Or threatened. Regardless, it was a big hubbub when the Meta thing was revealed and then there was silence.