Microsoft’s Azure Linux 4.0 Is Publicly Available, But Still Preview-Only
Azure Linux 4.0 is now available through Azure images, containers, and downloadable ISOs, but Microsoft still marks it as preview-only and not suitable for production use.
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Cloudflare Unveils PACT to Help Websites Fight Bots Without CAPTCHA
Cloudflare, Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Shopify introduce PACT, a privacy-first protocol for proving legitimate web access.
Microsoft Secure Boot Key Expiration Affects Linux Ecosystem
Microsoft’s UEFI CA 2011 expires this June, pushing Linux distributions to update shim signing for future Secure Boot support.
Microsoft Opens the Door to Azure Linux 4.0 Testing
Azure Linux 4.0 is now in public preview, giving users an early look at Microsoft’s Fedora-based Linux system for Azure.
Microsoft Brings Linux-Like Coreutils Natively to Windows
Microsoft introduces Coreutils for Windows, bringing familiar Unix-style command-line tools to Windows without requiring WSL.
Microsoft Azure Linux 4 Moves to a Fedora-Based Foundation
Microsoft’s Azure Linux 4 development branch confirms a move to Fedora-based packaging sources and standard RPM tooling.
Microsoft Reportedly Eyes Fedora Base for Azure Linux
Microsoft is reportedly considering a Fedora-based foundation for Azure Linux, citing potential x86_64-v3 performance improvements in Fedora ELN meeting logs.
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC (1976–78) Goes Open Source under MIT License
Nearly 50 years after its debut, Microsoft has open-sourced its historic 6502 BASIC, the interpreter that powered early home computers.
Microsoft Entrusts DocumentDB to Linux Foundation
Microsoft donates DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation, ensuring vendor-neutral governance and cross-platform NoSQL database adoption.
A Historic Photo: Torvalds and Gates Together
When Linux met Microsoft: a historic photo of Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates standing side by side for the very first time.