State of the Game

[Darth Ender]

While I grant that you COULD be right, it doesn't seem to be the direction they're heading, quite the opposite in fact.

I use Windows hosted Ubuntu on a daily basis.

that's not the opposite direction. That's to familiarize their userbase with linux. Prepping everyone for when that becomes the underlying OS.

The unix subsystem for windows is a stepping point.

And Microsoft is all about progressing away from the local OS market and focusing instead on the applications, cloud based whenever possible.... and the services the os uses. They stand to gain much by not having all of that overhead in trying to make a secure, high performance OS.

I think it's a gradual conversion they're on the road to. Not adopting an existing distro...or just becoming a distro.. but something like what android is in relation to linux.

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

Not disbelieving you, but you have to be doing some serious digging to get WSL up and running for Linux. And it's only in text, not full GUI (until 21H2 arrives in the Autumn) so it's added to keep people inside the Windows OS for those who know and love linux, not to introduce to Windows core users.

In fact, try and find someone (even in IT) who thinks command line is cool. It's all "A chimpanzee and two trainees could run it" now. The current implementation is inconsistent with that line of thinking.

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

All this talk of Westerlies has led me to one sad conclusion. We all need a sneaky snake from time to time.

If you go mad watching this, totally not my fault!

 

[Darth Ender]

Ohhhhh, but its a much larger conspiracy than that...

Definition of UNTHAW

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I have heard of dethaw before (just as wrong). Using unthaw though ...that just sounds stupid right from the start.

 

[Darth Ender]

Not disbelieving you, but you have to be doing some serious digging to get WSL up and running for Linux. And it's only in text, not full GUI (until 21H2 arrives in the Autumn) so it's added to keep people inside the Windows OS for those who know and love linux, not to introduce to Windows core users.

In fact, try and find someone (even in IT) who thinks command line is cool. It's all "A chimpanzee and two trainees could run it" now. The current implementation is inconsistent with that line of thinking.

the idea isn't that end users are getting used to it. it's developers. The eventual switch over would be transparent to end users (aside from the intrinsic benefits of better performance and not having to hunt down drivers etc)

 

[ULITE]

I use Windows hosted Ubuntu on a daily basis.

Whyyyyyyyy?

 

[Bottom Hat]

I use Windows hosted Ubuntu on a daily basis

I hosted Prince Umboontu once on Windows too. He wanted to share his wealth with me.

 

[nemolomen]

Whyyyyyyyy?

Valid question, to which I answer....

The other list of actual reasons is much, MUCH longer.

 

[Boomtrooper]

I hosted Prince Umboontu once on Windows too. He wanted to share his wealth with me.

I can switch it off an on again.... does that qualify me?

 

[nemolomen]

I hosted Prince Umboontu once on Windows too. He wanted to share his wealth with me.

 

[Rat Catcher]

There are other threads?

<looking confuse cat meme>

 

[nemolomen]

Scripting is fun. So is cron.

(Sort of, well, when I works...)

What are you scripting, in which language and at what time interval?

 

[Darth Ender]

What are you scripting, in which language and at what time interval?

thread refresh tool, brainf*ck, 10 seconds

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

the idea isn't that end users are getting used to it. it's developers. The eventual switch over would be transparent to end users (aside from the intrinsic benefits of better performance and not having to hunt down drivers etc)

Obviously not done nVidia on Linux then.

Devs? Sorry if I hold my gut while I laugh hysterically until my spirit gives up the ghosts and pass to the nether regions. I shouldn't laugh, but it's better than saying there is another universe out there with access to this forum.

I'll give on performance. UT4 used to run slick on Linux, but then it was written in a C variant (I think) and happily ported over. UT4 is so dated. Headshot! I created some neat levels for UT at one time... lost to the sands of time, like tears in rain!

 

[PiLhEaD]

Conspiracy theory!! Had to do a google search for this word.... 3rd entry down.... http://www.etterretningen.no/tag/unodin/

The Norwegian Defence and Intelligence service... what are they hiding and why does it flag up on google...

Oh. That's a shame. Now we they need to kill you.

In other news, we're getting some new pies in, soon.

 

[PiLhEaD]

What are you scripting, in which language and at what time interval?

Oh, I've long given up even pretending to understand such stuff, but in another life it was meat and veg to me.

 

[nemolomen]

thread refresh tool, brainf*ck, 10 seconds

Complete overkill!

 

[nemolomen]

So there I was, reading

GALNET - 11 AUG 3307 - Aegis Probed by Board of Inquiry

GALNET - 11 AUG 3307 - Aegis Probed by Board of Inquiry An investigation into the tri-superpower organisation Aegis is seeking to establish the reasons for its failures. Dr Paul Baumann, chair of the independent board of inquiry, outlined its scope: “The initial phase is to fully understand...

forums.frontier.co.uk

And someone said: "Is that me or title sounds kinky?"

Meanwhile I'm thinking:

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

Kinky - no. Board of Enquiry - that fits.

shutdown -r -m Aegis -t 0

Otherwise known as "Turn it off and on again"

But with a different name!

 

[PiLhEaD]

You haven't lived if you haven't converted it to PowerShell...

Pah, that abomination is for weak-minded school children - I script in assembler!

(I've never ever gone within a million miles of assembler. tbh I find typing challengng ebough thees doys.)