i know 2021 feels like a lifetime ago, but AWS had linux (Amazon Linux?) a decade before that (maybe even 18 years ago?) When i think "azure" i think AD, winserver DCE, and so on. Obviously if they want complete vendor lock in they have to have first party linux, too, rather than people doing hypervisors on VMs on hypervisors.
shevy-java•49m ago
Even Microsoft is betting on Linux now. No wonder given Win11 not being popular! :D
lynndotpy•34m ago
While I agree Windows 11 is abysmal, Azure Linux is nothing new.
thayne•25m ago
Azure has been using Linux from the beginning.
paulddraper•7m ago
> now
This has been true from day 1.
As you saw the repo has been around for quite some time.
unixhero•48m ago
This is the most absurd news I have read in a while. I for one welcome our new open source overlords.
jmspring•35m ago
How is this different from Amazon Linux - the base for EC2/etc?
pests•26m ago
Does amazon make an OS like Windows? Did Amazon wage a multi year long war against Linux and the open source philosophy in its history?
jmspring•23m ago
Linux for their respective cloud resources. Neither is intended to really be a public distro.
paulddraper•5m ago
No.
Amazon wasn’t even a twinkle in its father’s eye.
binsquare•29m ago
Nothing new,this is meant for their cloud Linux boxes.
Not meant to replace windows 11 as others are suggesting
Sytten•28m ago
Not even at gunpoint would I choose Azure as my cloud provider but great for Linux
bchewyme•59m ago
RajT88•52m ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Linux
shevy-java•49m ago
brunoborges•49m ago
The "Azure Linux" brand was released in 2023: https://devclass.com/2023/05/25/azure-linux-released-at-buil...
But the CBL-Mariner distribution (based on Debian) has existed since long before, and I believe it was formally announced sometime in 2021: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-released-cbl-mar...
genewitch•8m ago