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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by atomicnumber1 on Monday April 16, 2018 @11:14PM (#16855157)
IIRC Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB is for Specialized systems—such as PCs that control medical equipment, point-of-sale systems, and ATMs.

I wouldn't recommend to a developer or an average user.

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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by freeone3000 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @12:51AM (#16855563)
It's on a slower update ring and only gets security updates, not feature updates.

Sounds fine to me.

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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by atomicnumber1 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @07:52AM (#16857450)
Not if you're a developer. It has all other features stripped down. Even a photo viewer is absent. Linux subsystem is at beta level, no store (there are some good apps on the store), also no new windows features (fluent design, emoji?, gpu tracking in task manager, etc... you get the idea).

Granted not everyone needs this.

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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by freeone3000 on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @05:44PM (#16871497)
"if you're a developer" might need qualification with "on win32 native products". Even then, you're targeting old windows, which is probably fine. Besides the GPU tracking in task manager, I'd say I'm better off without those features.
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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by atomicnumber1 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:35AM (#16876210)
Not necessarily. Linux subsystem is really a helpful feature for web developers indeed.
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