Why "Windows Subsystem for Linux" and not "GNU/Windows"? (from Microsoft GitHub, now in NSA PRISM)

TECHRIGHTS published a number of articles about the WSL entrapment when it was first announced (Canonical's "gift" to Microsoft). Here's one of the longer ones. It did not at all herald a change in attitude but a change in strategy. Microsoft's managers (the Board, i.e. Bill Gates et al) try to prevent people from using proper GNU/Linux with the actual kernel, either as standalone operating system or dual-boot. They try to make things just about functional enough to prevent users from leaving the spyware, Vista 10. This is also about surveillance on one's files, keys (e.g. SSH), keystrokes, and everything else. It's about control. It is about back doors.

"Is Microsoft gradually cooking up a hybrid that's called "Linux" but is actually Windows?"Yesterday we saw an article titled "Windows 10 Will Finally Offer Easy Access to Linux Files"; that's misleading as there's no "Linux" in it, WSL is not GNU/Linux and those files are actually on Windows. Is Microsoft gradually cooking up a hybrid that's called "Linux" but is actually Windows? The confusion alone serves its interests, e.g. calling SQL Server on DrawBridge (Windows) SQL Server for "Linux" when it's really just some Windows-centric blob. Remember what Steve Ballmer said: "I would love to see all open source innovation happen on top of Windows." ⬆

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