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> Windows on ARM for servers has been a bit of a pipe dream and joke Arguably Windows for servers is a joke in itself. What can it do, besides Active Directory
by sgjohnson 3y ago
> Windows on ARM for servers has been a bit of a pipe dream and joke
Arguably Windows for servers is a joke in itself. What can it do, besides Active Directory and Exchange, that Linux can't?
(I know LDAP exists, but let's not pretend that AD isn't superior in almost every way imaginable)
- tracker1 3y agoRun software with byzantine licensing/security models tethered into Windows security features. Not that it's a good thing, but it's been my experience with some enterprise software libraries in practice.
- pjmlp 3y agoLots of stuff in the VMS line of programming model. For years GNU/Linux lacked server capabilities at the level of IO Completion ports, grated, it finally catched up. The security model, that on GNU/Linux would require to enable SELinux, seccomp and several other knobs. A proper ABI for drivers, with an userspace driver model for most scenarios, increasing server security. Sharing files that aren't stuck in the NFS model. Capabilities based security, ability to allow only execution of signed applications and group policies for executions. Ah, and Azure runs on Windows, not Linux. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-os-platform-blog/azure-host-os-cloud-host/ba-p/3709528 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-os-platform-b...