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Microsoft Exec Urges Linux Developers To Try Windows 10 (softpedia.com)
An anonymous reader shares a Softpedia article: Microsoft has finally acknowledged the potential that the open-source world in general, and Linux in particular, boasts, so the company is exploring its options to expand in this area with every occasion. Most recently, an episode posted on Channel 9 and entitled "Improvements to Bash on Windows and the Windows Console" with senior program manager Rich Turner calls for Linux developers to give up on their platforms for Windows 10. "Fire up a Windows 10 Insiders' build instance and run your code, run your tools, host your website on Apache, access your MySQL database from your Java code," he explained. Turner went on to point out that the Windows subsystem for Linux is there to provide developers with all the necessary tools to code just like they'd do it on Linux, all without losing the advantages of Windows 10. "Whatever it is that you normally do on Linux to build an application: whether it's in Go, in Erlang, in C, whatever you use, please, give it a try on Bash WSL, and importantly file bugs on us. It really makes our life a lot easier and helps us build a product that we can all use and be far more productive with, he continued. Editor's note: The original title from Softpedia was edited because it was misleading. A Microsoft employee doesn't represent the entire company (at least in this instant he wasn't speaking for the company), and at no point has he asked "all Linux developers" to "give up" on Linux.
Desktop isn't on the "desktop" any more. It moved to a Laptop, and now is on your Smart Phone.
Yes, I read before I posted. I'm just seeing beyond the historical to the now. IF by chance you see "desktop" and think "Windows/Mac", that is your problem. By that definition, the "year of Linux on the desktop" will never be. Because Linux isn't going to replace "Windows" as an OS on Intel PCs. It has however, gone and become Android and ChromeOS. It even runs on just about every other micro-controller like Raspberry Pi and Arduino. Linux is running on the Servers that make up just about every online "cloud" based activity you can think of and are the back-end of so many "apps" you use today.
I would suggest to you, that Linux is more involved in your daily "work" than windows is. Windows is basically a terminal for me.
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