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Windows Subsystem For Linux Coming To Windows Server

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday August 10 2017, @10:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the bashing-Windows dept.

janrinok writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Microsoft has announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is coming to Windows Server.

Microsoft's adding it to Windows Server for the same reasons it added it to Windows: it wants developers to have whatever tools they prefer at their disposal.

Sysadmins are also on Redmond's mind, it says. "If you're a server engineer that needs to run node.js, Ruby, Python, Perl, Bash scripts or other tools that expect Linux behaviors, environment or filesystem-layout, the ability to install and run Linux with WSL expands the tools at your disposal on Windows Server."

Redmond snuck WSL into Windows Server Insider Build 16237 without including it in the announcement. It's now issued instructions on how to install it.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday August 11 2017, @03:23AM (2 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Friday August 11 2017, @03:23AM (#552089) Journal

    You can fork code but patents are harder to get around.

    One problem area is that manufacturers of cameras, printers, recorders, etc makes use of exFAT a successor to FAT32 which is encumbered. Even if someone implements the code independently, it's fucked with patents. And if a free format is created, manufacturers of equipment will not implement it.

    So why does Window need native support for Linux again?

    Because Windows is particularly messy to get it to work with Unix programs?
    Most Unix machines are just download-configure-compile Done! Windows.. not so.

    When somebody comes around complaining their MS-Linux isn't working

    That is the time to remind that if they go for shit, they pay with $$. Unless it contributes to screwing Microsoft.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @09:29AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @09:29AM (#552220)

    You can fork code but patents are harder to get around.

    Bullshit. Get a lawyer. If the code is forked, if it can be forked, it is not subject to copyright. And if it is, fuck it, change five words in the doc, and rename it. How can we have this level of stupidity and MicroSerf shilling on SoylentNews?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @02:16PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @02:16PM (#552283)

      You apparently don't understand the difference between copyright and patents.

      Or maybe you are just trolling?