Microsoft Has Built a Linux Distro

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 18, 2015 @12:56AM from the wait-what dept.

jbernardo writes: Microsoft has built a Linux distro, and is using it for their Azure data centers. From their blog post: "It is a cross-platform modular operating system for data center networking built on Linux." Apparently, the existing SDN (Software Defined Network) implementations didn't fit Microsoft's plans for the ACS (Azure Cloud Switch), so they decided to roll their own infrastructure. No explanation why they settled on Linux, though — could it be that there is no Windows variant that would fit the bill? In other news, Lucifer has been heard complaining of the sudden cold.

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MS uses what works by danbuter · 2015-09-18 00:59 · Score: 5, Insightful

It's in-house and they aren't trying to sell it. No reason not to use Linux.
Re:Wrong choice by coolmoe2 · 2015-09-18 01:32 · Score: 5, Insightful

Sooo tired of FBSD blowhards claiming that it is the right choice for everything. Linux has a very large developer base and is mature enough to give all of the BSD's a run for their money. Linux is everywhere now days from the data center to your smartphone. Your claims that somebody should be fired for using it is just plain childish.