[Cialug] Well Done Microsoft?

[Scott Yates]

I am quite confused by the ping issues however.  Even starting bash as
admin, I can't ping a numeric address.  Also, ifconfig does not work at
all, but I understand that MS is aware of and working on this issue.



On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Sean Flattery <sean.r.flattery at gmail.com>
wrote:

> They're trying to enable developers to use enterprise Windows installs to
> stop them from fleeing to Mac or Linux.  If you allow devs to spin up VMs,
> they can bypass all sorts of security controls and it takes away your
> visibility into what they're doing within the VMs.
>
> Also, alt-tabbing.  I love my linux VMs at work, but having to grab the
> mouse to switch in and out the VM window every time I want to respond to an
> IM or email is painful.  Unity mode for VMWare was meant to help, but it
> goes wonky for me.
>
>
>
>
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:08:27 -0500
> From: Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Well Done Microsoft?
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> Am I missing the point here? Why would even I bother with MS's new
> linux toy, when I can just run a vm of the linux of my choice?
>
> I suppose it could be useful, when I'm working on someone else's
> machine and I'm not able to fire up a vm.
>
> :) Dave
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