Microsoft's Internal Linux Distribution "CBL-Mariner" Continues Maturing

[kpedersen]

The Linux kernel is already used in Windows 10 when using WSL2.

The Linux kernel was already used in Windows XP when running Linux from VirtualPC.

WSL1 this was more true. WSL2 is really just Hyper-V with clever integration.

[Anvil]

Interesting that it's based on Fedora or at least uses Fedora tools. I would have expected Ubuntu as Canonical has a much closer relationship with MS.

why? Redhat actually has a far more closser relationship with Microsoft than Canonical does. why else would Microsoft be using Redhat tools

[CochainComplex]

Embraceeeeee

Typo: Embrace

[uid313]

Queue Linux kernel on Windows 12 !

The Linux kernel is already used in Windows 10 when using WSL2.

[zdzichu]

Yet the build instructions mention Ubuntu 18.04. WTF, Microsoft?

[jacob]

Interesting that it's based on Fedora or at least uses Fedora tools. I would have expected Ubuntu as Canonical has a much closer relationship with MS.

[xhustler]

Queue Linux kernel on Windows 12 !

[tildearrow]

Embraceeeeee

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Microsoft's Internal Linux Distribution "CBL-Mariner" Continues Maturing

Besides Azure Cloud Switch as a Linux platform created by Microsoft, the Windows company has also been developing CBL-Mariner (Common Base Linux) as their own internal albeit public and open-source Linux distribution...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...BL-Mariner-1.0