Hi David,

We must be reading different blogs and watching completely different 
videos or something, as your comments make no sense with respect to the 
Ubuntu Bash Subsystem.

The Microsoft development team have been very clear, this package is 
intended for developers wanting GNU command-line-tools managed through 
the MS install / update system. They (Microsoft) have also been very 
clear about X-Windows *not being* included / supported. The package / 
environment is not designed for UI applications at all.

As for SSH, the user spaces are completely isolated from one another. 
The Ubuntu Bash Subsystem has no idea that it is running on a Windows 
machine, a simple ELF check will show that clearly. Therefore, inbound 
SSH makes no sense, not to mention, they (Microsoft) have clearly stated 
the subsystem is not a server image, it is a user space image.  I don't 
see where Rdesktop, RDP or any of the remote applications make any sense 
here.

As for Mark Shuttleworths decision to do this, well, you'd have to ask 
him, but I can think of many advantages for Canonical to make such a move.

73's
Greg, KI7MT


On 4/8/2016 13:34, David Ranch wrote:
>
> <Off Topic>
>
> It's quite strange to me that Microsoft is creating a "reverse Wine"
> type solution.  By being able to SSH into a Windows machine to a Bash
> prompt is essentially no different than logging into a Linux box but to
> what end?
> Run all the GNU tools but with a Windows kernel?  How odd.  Sure, you'll
> also be able to run various command line Windows programs but or
> Powershell scripts but there isn't any mechanism to run a GUI
> applications and see the display like how Xwindows works. Sure, they
> have Rdesktop but that's a completely different thing (replaces the
> direct SSH login, etc) and that's been around for a long time.
>
> Maybe this is a "better Linux experience via Microsoft support" type
> play but I don't know why Canonical would support this.  I don't see how
> it benefits their long term business model.
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD

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