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I was under the impression that they've used Linux in the past effectively as a firewall for their internet sites. Whether this was a temporary response to a sp
by Tyrannosaurs 14y ago
I was under the impression that they've used Linux in the past effectively as a firewall for their internet sites. Whether this was a temporary response to a specific situation or a semi-permanent thing I don't know but I recall reading that there was a period where Microsoft.com was returning non-Windows header information.
While they obviously don't publicise it I think they've probably used Linux where it's appropriate for some time now.
- ch0wn 14y agoIf I remember correctly this was done by Akamai and not directly by themselves, while this time the nodes are effectively under Microsoft's control.
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y agoHeck, MS contributed to the Linux kernel so it could be virtualised well.
- bifrost 14y agoMSFT used Linux for DNS servers for a while, its unclear why they did that since they had so many other FreeBSD acquisitions anyways. Some loadbalancers returned BSD/Linux fingerprints when scanned, but its unlikely that MSFT actually used Linux in the direct path anywhere.