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Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

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Re: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

#11
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Why? The windows core is a perfectly good alternative to Linux. It's always good to have competition.

How would we know unless we can read (and compile) the source code?

People have, and do have access to it. Windows Research kernel. Kernel leaks, etc.

Generally the code quality is considered good.

Re: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

#14
This has been my long time dream. There's so little that prevents this from happening theoretically (obviously there's a lot of coding will be done, but hey that's the fun part). I am very glad Microsoft is taking all the right steps to bring two world closer: Linux and Windows.

With all the announcements around stuff like Docker for Windows Server Containers and cross platform .NET, this was nearly inevitable. Now the server management also steers in the right direction.

Disclaimer: ms employee doing tons of open source.

Re: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

#15
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would we know unless we can read (and compile) the source code?

People have, and do have access to it. Windows Research kernel. Kernel leaks, etc. Generally the code quality is considered good.

I'm sure that the NSA agrees with you.

Re: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

#18

I happily await the day when I no longer need to install PuTTY on all of my fresh Windows installs.

They really need to announce a conhost replacement.

The "experiments" in Windows 10 are undeniably improvements for when we still use things like cmd, but Powershell needs a modern terminal window and there needs to be a native answer to Putty for both SSH and Powershell remoting.

I'd say after SSH this should be a priority for the Powershell team. Conhost is holding them back. A lot.

Re: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell

#19
> Given our changes in leadership and culture, we decided to give it another try and this time, because we are able to show the clear and compelling customer value, the company is very supportive.

Is that code for Ballmer's regime vs Nadella's regime?

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