jsbjsb001 Senior Member

Registered: Mar 2009 Location: Earth? I would say I hope so but I'm not so sure about that... I could just be a figment of your imagination too. Distribution: Currently OpenMandriva. Previously openSUSE, PCLinuxOS, CentOS, among others over the years. Posts: 3,440

Rep:

Quote: stephenrwalli Originally Posted by I do not miss the UNIX command-line because I use it on my Mac every day.

The Microsoft engagement with open source is an evolution of its focus on developers.

The company has always been about developers, and mostly developer led over its history.

Open source is clearly important to developers in their use of languages and tools and platforms.

Microsoft has shifted to align with what developers say is important.



At the same time, Microsoft's own direct experience is growing in project big and small. TypeScript, .NET Core, and VS Code are all large projects with vibrant communities.

Even smaller projects like ghcrawler garner community attention. The Linux team in Azure continues to participate in the kernel community. The Azure containers teams continue to participate in Docker and Kubernetes.



I believe Microsoft's engagement in open source communities will continue to grow. It's why I came back.



Glad you still use the UNIX command-line, great tool isn't it?



I just have a few questions regarding Microsoft's previous stance on Linux;



First, when you say Microsoft is "developer led", was this the case when Steve Ballmer was CEO?

As I read something very interesting, in that, Steve Ballmer seems to have changed his stance on Linux;



From



Quote: Eleven years before that, shortly after taking the helm at Microsoft, Ballmer said, "Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches."



I have the same questions about Microsoft's "get the facts" campaign;



Quote: As you weigh the costs and risks of Windows and Linux, consider this: More and more independent analysts and leading companies find that Windows Server System outperforms Linux on TCO, reliability, security, and indemnification. ... Get in-depth and objective analysis on Microsoft...



Quote: We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.



The URL may be misspelled or the page you're looking for is no longer available. First, thanks for your reply.Glad you still use the UNIX command-line, great tool isn't it?I just have a few questions regarding Microsoft's previous stance on Linux;First, when you say Microsoft is "developer led", was this the case when Steve Ballmer was CEO?As I read something very interesting, in that, Steve Ballmer seems to have changed his stance on Linux;From http://www.zdnet.com/article/ballmer...now-i-love-it/ Are you saying the above quote is not true or that it was at the time but isn't anymore? What's changed?I have the same questions about Microsoft's "get the facts" campaign;I had to get the above quote from Google, given that if I follow the link , I get this:So, for another question, is Linux as secure as Windows or more secure, in your opinion? Do you think (or ever did) that Windows "outperforms" Linux, in any of the other category's mentioned above?