[vox] Rumor has it SACLUG is dead.

[Bob Scofield]

I don't get this Ubuntu on Linux stuff.  I'm not a techie.  I probably 
belong in the Linux Hall of Fame for using Linux as a desktop user for 
13 years and learning the least Linux of anyone. You have to admit that 
it doesn't take much knowledge to run Linux these days, we don't even 
have to use the old mount commands for CD's and floppies anymore.  Of 
course floppies aren't around anymore.

I watched the video linked at the bottom of this thread.  I don't get 
it.  This Linux on Windows is mostly for developers.  So what are they 
supposed to be developing?  Windows programs?

Otherwise it seems there has to be some kind of major change. Otherwise, 
Linux is now acceptable.  But if that's true, then there have to be more 
Linux programs.  I've heard from talking to people, or have read, that 
some people believe that it was Microsoft that is responsible for Corel 
no longer producing WordPerfect for Linux and for Adobe Photoshop for 
Linux to no longer be developed.

The last I checked some years ago Itunes wouldn't run on Linux. That's 
interesting since the Mac and Linux both run on, or are, Unix systems.  
I have interpreted this as Apple being Microsoft's little buddy helping 
make sure that Linux does not get popular.  Apple is useful because it 
helps negate the claim that Microsoft is a monopoly.

So my question is, what does this Linux on Windows mean?  What is 
Microsoft up to?

Bob

On 07/20/2016 07:22 PM, T. Mark wrote:
> Quoting the blog posting..
>
> " ..  coming soon to Windows 10 OS – it is currently available for 
> developers. My brain is still making sense of running vi on Windows, 
> and doing other “Linux-y stuff” – but OK!"
>
> This is the offensive that money-drenched monopoly is said to be up 
> to-- desperately trying to keep devs from abandoning Win in droves as 
> has been the trend.  There's been some pretty good analysis of this on 
> LinuxVoice & LinuxLuddites podcasts lately, btw.
>
> #FOSS forever, and all the way!
>
> --
> twitter.com/linuxusergroup
>
> 20. Jul 2016 17:26 by schultkl at ieee.org <mailto:schultkl at ieee.org>:
>
>     Speaking of Windows/Linux...watched this video today:
>     https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/07/20/bash-exe-windows-subsystem-for-linux-preview/
>
>     Heh. ; )
>
>
>
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