Microsoft announced Azure Linux 4.0 as its first full general-purpose Linux distribution available on Azure. Azure Linux is described as a supported Linux distribution backed by Microsoft. The naming and packaging of Microsoft’s Linux offerings has changed, with Azure Linux splitting into Azure Container Linux and a new virtual machine edition called Azure Linux. The announcement is framed as a shift toward Linux becoming the majority operating system on Azure over the past decade. The Linux Foundation CEO questioned whether Microsoft had truly announced a Microsoft Linux distribution, and the exchange emphasized Microsoft’s growing alignment with Linux-based infrastructure.
"“When I started in Azure 10 years ago, it was not the majority operating system running on the Azure cloud. It has become the majority operating system running on the Azure cloud in the past 10 years. And today, I think we're really excited to announce that we're going to be having Microsoft's open-source Linux distribution, a supported version of Linux supported by Microsoft, available on Azure, out for anybody to use.”"
"“Also: The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys Microsoft has released Linux-based programs before. The first was the Azure Sphere edge computing device. This was followed by CBL-Marnier, a Linux-based container software platform, which was later renamed Azure Linux. Never, however, had Microsoft released a general-purpose Linux distro... until now.”"
"“When Microsoft joined the Linux Foundation, there was this big conspiracy theory that somehow the Linux Foundation was undermining open source in partnership with Microsoft, and now you announce that you're shipping a Linux distribut”"
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