Subj : distro To : Jagossel From : KK4QBN Date : Wed Dec 20 2017 16:28:09 Re: distro By: Jagossel to KK4QBN on Wed Dec 20 2017 09:37:12 Ja> There is a partnership between Microsoft and Canonical, Ltd. I do see Ja> Microsoft muddeling platforms with .NET Core, PowerShell Core, SQL Server Ja> 2017, and WSL (the ability to run ELF binaries on Windows). I'm not sure Ja> of their intentions, but if it is to shut down Linux or open source, it'll Ja> be a daring and stupid move. Especially when .NET Core, PowerShell Core, Ja> ASP.NET Core, EntityFramework, MSBuild, Roslyn, and et al, are open source Ja> as well. Ja> Seriously, Microsoft has a lot repositories on GitHub, and non-Microsoft Ja> employees are contributing to these repositories. I'm hoping the former too.. I'm really hoping there are developers in MS that see that linux WILL soon if not already surpass them for serverside and productivity. -- Tim Smith (KK4QBN) KK4QBN BBS --- * Synchronet * KK4QBN BBS - kk4qbn.com - kk4qbn.synchro.net - Chatsworth GA USA .