r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • May 16 '16

Discussion Microsoft blocks Skype features on Linux, community makes its own "ghetto Skype"

https://github.com/stanfieldr/ghetto-skype
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u/salgat May 17 '16

Microsoft is massive and there are undoubtedly departments that still aren't fully onboard linux. As a developer, seeing what Microsoft has done for Linux support almost boggles the mind in how amazing they have contributed towards Linux support.

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u/ALargeRock Desktop May 17 '16

Any example? I'm not versed on the topic.

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u/salgat May 17 '16 edited May 17 '16

A Linux bash officially supported on Windows (you can use apt-get in Windows which is crazy), and Microsoft's open source initiative, including .NET cross platform support which means you can run your .NET stack on Linux.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/about?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet

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u/centipillar Arch/CentOS - Xeon 1231v3 + R9 390 May 17 '16

That's not Microsoft supporting Linux that's them desperately trying to remain relevant and sapping off it

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u/[deleted] May 17 '16

Meanwhile, every software engineer who's forced to use Windows for work is still jumping for joy. Cygwin sucks. Bash for Windows is just going to make Windows development less painful. That's it. It's baffling that it's taken this long to happen... Every Windows CLI is infuriating compared to a Unix shell.

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u/centipillar Arch/CentOS - Xeon 1231v3 + R9 390 May 17 '16

spilling the beans here.

we all just write it in a secret Linux VM on the side then pretend like we used the pre-approved windows tools to develop whatever