Microsoft's minimal Linux distro: A surprising but strategic move in open source
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David Delony
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Microsoft has developed a minimal Linux distribution, surprising many given the company's historical rivalry with Linux. The article explores how this distro fits into Microsoft's evolving relationship with open source, particularly through WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), and what makes this distro different from typical Linux distributions — focusing on its minimalism and specific use cases within Microsoft's ecosystem.
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· 3 pulledWhen I heard that Microsoft had created a real Linux distro, my first instinct was to look out the window for airborne pork.
As with WSL, it seems that Microsoft has become a Linux company in all but name.
This isn't the Microsoft of the 1990s or early 2000s — this is a company that has embraced open source in ways that would have been unthinkable two decades ago.
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