Microsoft will ship a full Linux kernel in Windows 10

[iroboto]

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/1...V7hNkccdNKqOvk8DHyC5T-_PDaKeSZY_IPfw-ui2-Dtyg

“Beginning with Windows Insiders builds this Summer, we will include an in-house custom-built Linux kernel to underpin the newest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL),” explains Microsoft program manager Jack Hammons. “The kernel itself will initially be based on version 4.19, the latest long-term stable release of Linux. The kernel will be rebased at the designation of new long-term stable releases to ensure that the WSL kernel always has the latest Linux goodness.”

 

[rcf]

Embrace, extend, and extinguish?

 

[BRiT]

Embrace, extend, and extinguish?

Not in the current era. They have been an entirely different company with Satya at the helm.

 

[Davros]

Quick question: why?
As in why would windows need a linux kernel

 

[BRiT]

Quick question: why?
As in why would windows need a linux kernel

So MS can make more money.

Easier to host *nix items in Azure
Easier to port over *nix applications.
DevOps for system maintenance
DevOps for various items like Docker

 

[pascal]

Add integration with IoT.

Azure Sphere OS is a compact version of Linux enhanced with a secure application environment that takes advantage of the underlying secure hardware. It also offers middleware and secure communication support to tie the chip to the Azure Sphere cloud.

The security support available with Azure Sphere OS is similar to SELinux and App Armor, two other Linux security modules (LSMs). Linux allows an LSM to manage application and system security. The multilayer architecture (Fig. 3) supports secure containers that bring a modular approach to application support. Container systems like Docker have become popular in the cloud and servers, and they’re equally useful in IoT end nodes.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/te...re-sphere-os-built-on-a-compact-secured-linux