I thought they already did, and it was called RHEL.
Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
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Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#12Life imitates (comedic) art ...
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#13The new title being kicked around. NSALINUX.
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#14Life imitates (comedic) art ... http://www.mslinux.org/
My first thought too! Somebody check the temperature in hell.
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#15Why 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?
Throughput. The BSD networking stack has been very carefully engineered over time. Linux is OK, but nowhere near as robust. FreeBSD is legendary for load tolerance and network throughput, that on equal machines would choke a Linux server. Seen it, work(ed) with it. When we do something serious that requires heavy load and awesome throughput, we always lean on FreeBSD, never anything else. Everything else has always let us down.
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#16Actually 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 je…
Because tfs is dying. Why port over tooling for a source management system that is on it's deathbed? Even Microsoft themselves are moving over to Git for many products/teams and have added native Git support to both Visual Studio and VS Online.
PS - Although Microsoft still use Perforce internally also.
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
In what ways is the BSD networking stack superior?
Throughput. The BSD networking stack has been very carefully engineered over time. Linux is OK, but nowhere near as robust. FreeBSD is legendary for load tolerance and network throughput, that on equal machines would choke a Linux server. Seen it, work(ed) with it. When we do something serious that requires heavy load and awesome throughput, we always lean on FreeBSD, never anything else. Everything else has always l…
That was as true ten years ago, is it still? Have there been any recent benchmarks?
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#18They should call it XENIX. :)
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#19Why 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)
Except that in this case it doesn't matter. The real forwarding is done in the ASIC's of the switches.
Re: Microsoft will release a custom Debian Linux
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
In what ways is the BSD networking stack superior?
Throughput. The BSD networking stack has been very carefully engineered over time. Linux is OK, but nowhere near as robust. FreeBSD is legendary for load tolerance and network throughput, that on equal machines would choke a Linux server. Seen it, work(ed) with it. When we do something serious that requires heavy load and awesome throughput, we always lean on FreeBSD, never anything else. Everything else has always l…
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