[dba-Tech] Microsoft has produced its first Linux distro

Bryan Carbonnell carbonnb at gmail.com
Mon Sep 21 08:49:57 CDT 2015


This isn't MS first Linux Distro. They had one at the turn of the
century. I want to say Redmond Linux, but i'm not 100% sure.

B

On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Good news.
>
> Microsoft has produced its first Linux distro. Whether its desktop will be so converted is yet to be seen but as of now there is an Open Source Linux distro designed for connected to it Azure Cloud.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/18/microsoft_has_developed_its_own_linux_repeat_microsoft_has_developed_its_own_linux/
>
> So far the product is only available, internally to the MS network and the interface is targeting specific applications but once released it will be reviewed, forked and improved.
>
> Jim
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