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Posix on Windows! Yay! Together with the open sourcing of DotNet (that now enjoys an MIT license), this new Microsoft stance is looking more and more compellin
by MountainJack 10y ago
Posix on Windows! Yay! Together with the open sourcing of DotNet (that now enjoys an MIT license), this new Microsoft stance is looking more and more compelling. Comparing MS policies that to the rather hostile licensing/litigation policies of Java/Oracle makes me reevaluate.
- jewel 10y agoFor those that haven't seen it, this isn't the first time (or even the second time) that Microsoft has released a POSIX layer for Windows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_POSIX_subsystem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_POSIX_subsystem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Services_for_UNIX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Services_for_UNIX
- ktRolster 10y agoAnd they all suck (but are better than nothing). I really wish I could get the windows socket() function to return an integer.