[dba-Tech] Ubuntu Linux on Windows 10

[Salakhetdinov Shamil]

 Hi Jim --

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When looking closer at the articles claiming this, an desktop intruder must actually be in the room with the computer.
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Yes.

Actually " Ubuntu on Windows is a fantastic bridge between two worlds" with Ubuntu on Windows performance  (according to  http://bit.ly/2aHT4Wp  tests) a bit outperforming or being equal to Ubuntu running on a bare metal.

-- Shamil

>Friday, August 12, 2016 8:44 PM +03:00 from Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>:
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>Hi All:
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>There has been some complaints that installing the Bash shell on to Windows 10 exposes Windows to possible intruder attacks. When looking closer at the articles claiming this, an desktop intruder must actually be in the room with the computer. If the article I read is actually claiming this is a threat, it is nothing more than the usual "click-bait" assuming their audience is too stupid. The truth is that if any tech has unfettered physical access to any computer that computer is compromised.
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>The next big advancement is actually installing Ubuntu into the Windows 10 environment. This coupling, given a series of performance tests, show this to be very successful:
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>http://bit.ly/2aHT4Wp
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>Jim
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