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Subject: 'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux
From: rbowman
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:34 UTC

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From: bowman@montana.com (rbowman)
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Subject: 'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux
Date: 29 Aug 2024 20:34:15 GMT
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/28/linkedin_azure_linux/?td=rt-3a

"Microsoft's in-house professional networking site is moving to
Microsoft's in-house Linux. This could mean that big changes are coming
for the former CBL-Mariner distro."

Isn't it odd they're not moving to Windows Server? Does Microsoft know
something the Windows partisans don't?

Subject: Re: 'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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On 29 Aug 2024 20:34:15 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> Isn't it odd they're not moving to Windows Server? Does Microsoft know
> something the Windows partisans don't?

*Nobody* is moving to Windows Server. There’s no big secret: just look at
Microsoft’s roadmap for future development to see that it’s a dying
business.

Bank error in your favor. Collect $200.

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Subject	Author
'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux	rbowman
Re: 'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux	Lawrence D'Oliveiro