Windows 10 Gets Core Console Host Enhancements (nivot.org)

x0n writes: As of Windows 10 TH2 (10.0.1058), the core console subsystem has support for a large number of ANSI and VT100 escape sequences. This is likely to prepare for full Open SSH server/client integration, which is already underway over on github. It looks like xterm is finally coming to Windows. OpenSSH was previously announced (last year) by the very forward-looking PowerShell team. The linked article provides some context, and explains that the console host isn't the same as either cmd.exe or powershell.exe, but there is a lot of overlap in functionality.

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Re:So Let Me Get This Straight

[MightyMartian]

Looks like the Redmondites are out in force with their mod points.

I just have to ask all you clever little MS types. As Microsoft moves Windows Server closer to a CLI-based operating system, what exactly is the point of Windows now, other than, I suppose Exchange?

What good is SSH when there's no security?

[kheldan]

When Windows 10 doesn't in the least respect your privacy, what's the point of even having SSH capability? It'll just capture all your keystrokes and everything else and report it all to Redmond anyway. Are they even bothering to do this so you can't capture the packets it's sending to it's corporate masters, so you won't be able to tell precisely what data they're stealing from you?