[GTALUG] Microsoft says its new Linux-based OS will secure IoT devices for a decade - TechRepublic

[William Park]

In the interest of those without beards...  so, what happened?
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William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>

On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 06:30:08PM -0400, William Porquet via talk wrote:
> Didn't Microsoft own Xenix eventually?
> 
> "Microsoft hopes that XENIX will become the preferred choice for
> software production and exchange", the company stated in 1981.[8]
> Microsoft referred to its own MS-DOS as its "single-user,
> single-tasking operating system",[31] and advised customers that
> wanted multiuser or multitaskingsupport to buy Xenix.[31][32] It
> planned to over time improve MS-DOS so it would be almost
> indistinguishable from single-user Xenix, or XEDOS, which would also
> run on the 68000, Z8000, and LSI-11; they would be upwardly compatible
> with Xenix, which BYTE in 1983 described as "the multi-user MS-DOS of
> the future." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix#History
> 
> On 18 April 2018 at 18:14, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> > | From: James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> > |
> > | What's this?  Microsoft developing a Linux based OS??
> > |
> > | https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-says-its-new-linux-based-os-will-secure-iot-devices-for-a-decade/?ftag=TRE684d531&bhid=12825460
> > |
> > | It's amazing the changes at Microsoft, since Bill & Steve left.
> >
> > If they can deliver what they promise, it's a very interesting
> > offering.
> >
> > Most embeded software is "fire and forget".  As a customer, one cannot
> > expect support longevity in IoT devices these days.  But it is really
> > important.
> >
> > Not many companies could make that 10 year promise believable.  I wish
> > it were from a more disinterested company.
> >
> > I currently have this queued in my MP3 player:
> > "(In)Security in Home Embedded Devices"
> > <https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/06/gettys>
> > Still fresh after four years.
> >
> > I got to it from Getty's blog:
> > <https://gettys.wordpress.com/>
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