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Re: SFU rides again!
- From: Mark Geisert <mark at maxrnd dot com>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 07:09:07 +0000 (UTC)
- Subject: Re: SFU rides again!
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Warren Young writes:
> No, itâs not an April Foolâs joke; this was announced a few days ago:
>
> https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2016/C906
>
> Basically, it seems theyâve replaced the old, deprecated, Interix-
originated SFU with an
> Ubuntu-based replacement with all of the same limitations and advantages
of SFU, except that itâs now
> Ubuntu-based instead of a bare-bones POSIX userland:
[...]
Paraphrasing DG's legendary but never-run ad vs IBM minicomputers...
"They Say Microsoft's Entry Into Linux-On-Windows Will Legitimize The
Market. The Bastards Say, Welcome"
..mark