Yes Microsoft loves Linux: Most open-source development work, as the name implies, is open source. The only exception is a few security steps. Unresolved security vulnerabilities are discussed behind closed doors.
So we had mentioned to previous publication that Microsoft was claiming a place in the private mailing list of Linux developers dealing with security, as yet another linux-distro programmer.
Sasha Levin, developer of the Microsoft Linux kernel - yes, there are - asked for access to Microsoft because, in short, the Microsoft is a Linux distributor.
In particular, Microsoft provides many distro-type builds that do not exist in an existing distribution and are based on open source components.
These are:
- Azure Sphere: for IoT devices. It is based on Linux and provides, among other things, updates security on IoT devices.
- Windows Subsystem for Linux v2: It is based on Linux and works as a virtual machine on Windows computers. WSL2 is currently available for public projection and is scheduled to go public in early 2020.
- Products like Azure HDInsight and service Azure Kubernetes provide public access to a Linux-based distribution.
In addition, Levin stated:
Microsoft has a decades-long history of addressing security issues through [Microsoft Security Response Center] MSRC. Είμαστε σε θέση να δημιουργήσουμε γρήγορα ( Από σήμερα λοιπόν και η Microsoft θα μπορεί να έχει πρόσβαση στην ιδιωτική λίστα αλληλογραφίας των Linux devs. O Alexander “Solar Designer” Peslyak, προγραμματιστής ασφάλειας και ιδρυτής της ιστοσελίδας ασφαλείας για το open source Openwall, ανακοίνωσε η Microsoft θα εγγραφεί στη λίστα. Μερικοί άνθρωποι ωστόσο είναι ακόμα αντίθετοι με την ιδέα, ο Peslyak said that their allegations were "irrelevant to the acceptance criteria established today". So Microsoft Linux Systems Group will be officially added to the list by August 8, 2019 at the latest.
