Re: FN-FORUM: Microsoft opens DOOrS to Linux emulator

date posted 1st April 2003 19:42

Bless you. Have you consulted your calendar today?

> Hmm, I'd have expected a bit more accuracy from vunet.
>
> M$ Have always had a POSIX Subsystem for the NT line of systems, though
> it has mostly been ignored (much like the OS/2 subsystem) but was needed
> to gain entry into various (USA) Federal Govenment Departments, and the
> DoD. This was Posix 0.9 (iirc) Then came Interix with its full Posix
> compatability layer, that REPLACED the original POSIX subsystem, with
> its own 'proper' and upto date POSIX Compliant Subsystem. Microsoft
> bought Interix last year or so, and sells this now as (I belive) part
> of Windows Services For UNIX (or some similar name) pack or alone
> as M$ Interix.
>
> This could be a way of them loading linux ELF binaries, rather than
> the PE files that windows uses. - Maybe.
>
> Contrary to popular belief Linux isn't Unix. Linux is a POSIX
> compatable O/S. Some bits and bobs are nabbed from *BSD, however
> it's not BSD derived.
>
> In short it's hardly news, and it look more like a relaunch of Interix
> than a linux compatability layer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon