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Microsoft used to be bad (M$) but if you haven't noticed you can now run Linux on Windows and sql server runs on Linux. We're in the twilight zone bro; all bet

Microsoft used to be bad (M$) but if you haven't noticed you can now run Linux on Windows and sql server runs on Linux. We're in the twilight zone bro; all bets are off.

Mononokay 8y ago
Running Linux on Windows solely benefits Microsoft and Canonical, not the Linux community. We're not in the twilight zone, we're in the zone where Microsoft realizes it's more profitable to leech off of others' efforts.
- pjmlp 8y ago
  Leeching off of others' efforts is standard practice to many so called FOSS contributors, so why should Microsoft be singled out?
- cube2222 8y ago
  Well, it benefits developers who use Windows machines and develop applications for Linux.
  - rbanffy 8y ago
    I'm genuinely curious as to what drives a developer to run Linux on Windows rather than just booting into a Linux environment. Is that software support? Is that hardware support that's not available on Linux?
    - cube2222 8y ago
      Desktop linux has been much less reliable for me. I'm also using a surface device and like to use it for sketching.
      - rbanffy 8y ago
        Special input devices is a thing. I doubt the Cintiq would work with any of my Linux boxes in the same way it does on the Mac. This is how we end up with multiple computers... In general, desktop Linux has been rock solid for me. I even keep my music collection on BtrFS and, yes, I know it's tempting fate.
- elygre 8y ago
  I very much feel that I benefit from running Linux on Windows.
  - rbanffy 8y ago
    What feature of Windows justifies the performance hit and the odd idiosyncrasies of running Linux on top of the NT kernel persisting data on NTFS?
- riezebos 8y ago
  Wouldn't it benefit the Linux community if switching from Windows to Linux becomes easier? Also at the moment SLES, OpenSuse, Kali and Debian are available in WSL.
jopsen 8y ago
Where is Microsoft office for Linux? You can buy it for OS X. Sure, I don't need it and could care less.. just saying.
- kmonsen 8y ago
  You can use the online tools on Linux.
  - rbanffy 8y ago
    You can, for now.

Microsoft used to be bad (M$) but if you haven't noticed you can now run Linux on Windows and sql server runs on Linux. We're in the twilight zone bro; all bets are off.

Mononokay 8y ago

Running Linux on Windows solely benefits Microsoft and Canonical, not the Linux community. We're not in the twilight zone, we're in the zone where Microsoft realizes it's more profitable to leech off of others' efforts.

pjmlp 8y ago
Leeching off of others' efforts is standard practice to many so called FOSS contributors, so why should Microsoft be singled out?
cube2222 8y ago
Well, it benefits developers who use Windows machines and develop applications for Linux.
- rbanffy 8y ago
  I'm genuinely curious as to what drives a developer to run Linux on Windows rather than just booting into a Linux environment. Is that software support? Is that hardware support that's not available on Linux?
  - cube2222 8y ago
    Desktop linux has been much less reliable for me. I'm also using a surface device and like to use it for sketching.
    - rbanffy 8y ago
      Special input devices is a thing. I doubt the Cintiq would work with any of my Linux boxes in the same way it does on the Mac. This is how we end up with multiple computers... In general, desktop Linux has been rock solid for me. I even keep my music collection on BtrFS and, yes, I know it's tempting fate.
elygre 8y ago
I very much feel that I benefit from running Linux on Windows.
- rbanffy 8y ago
  What feature of Windows justifies the performance hit and the odd idiosyncrasies of running Linux on top of the NT kernel persisting data on NTFS?
riezebos 8y ago
Wouldn't it benefit the Linux community if switching from Windows to Linux becomes easier? Also at the moment SLES, OpenSuse, Kali and Debian are available in WSL.

jopsen 8y ago

Where is Microsoft office for Linux? You can buy it for OS X. Sure, I don't need it and could care less.. just saying.

kmonsen 8y ago
You can use the online tools on Linux.
- rbanffy 8y ago
  You can, for now.