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Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Post by Someone1234 »

The article says "Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux," but the linked Github repository says:

> Q. Is SONiC a Linux distribution?

> A. No, SONiC is a collection of networking software components required to have a fully functional L3 device that can be agnostic of any particular Linux distribution. Today SONiC runs on Debian

Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Post by daveloyall »

Someone1234 wrote: post #2

The article says "Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux," but the linked Github repository says: > Q. Is SONiC a Linux distribution? > A. No, SONiC is a collection of networking software components required to have a fully functional L3 device that can be agnostic of any particular Linux distribution. Today SONiC runs on Debian

This article has changed since the last time I read it, minutes ago. It didn't used to have that link, and it used to speculate that the supposed linux distro would be MIT licensed.

...There are several things I don't like about this article.

Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Post by merb »

Actually what Microsoft is doing could be breat. However I don't understand why they even use Jenkins for this project (https://github.com/Azure/sonic-build-tools) I mean I love jenkins, but wouldn't it be at least good if they would've used their own build tool? I mean something like tfs-linux-worker I know that doesn't exists, but if they would've done something they could've done something good somehow. Using jenkins feels like "we can't yet do that with our own stuff"

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Post by untog »

mankash666 wrote: post #6

Why Linux? The networking stack on BSD is superior, and the OS places no copyleft restrictions! I'm starting to believe that developers choose OS/Tools the are used to (Linux in this case) versus the one best suited for the job (BSD)

> I'm starting to believe that developers choose OS/Tools the are used to (Linux in this case) versus the one best suited for the job (BSD)

They do, and it isn't always the wrong choice. If you know the OS inside out it's better to use that than a brand new one you don't know the sharp edges of yet.

Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Post by iheredia »

mankash666 wrote: post #6

Why Linux? The networking stack on BSD is superior, and the OS places no copyleft restrictions! I'm starting to believe that developers choose OS/Tools the are used to (Linux in this case) versus the one best suited for the job (BSD)

Which tool is the best for a task is not always the major factor. Other things like the developer team experience with the tools, the community support and the planned deadlines sometimes makes the decision a little harder. If the ms teams are already familiar with tweaking linux distros to their needs, then it seems like a good choise

Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux

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Post by geographomics »

mankash666 wrote: post #6

Why Linux? The networking stack on BSD is superior, and the OS places no copyleft restrictions! I'm starting to believe that developers choose OS/Tools the are used to (Linux in this case) versus the one best suited for the job (BSD)

In what ways is the BSD networking stack superior?
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