On: The Next 50 Years of Databases (2015)

[jiggawatts]

Linux support for SQL Server is my canary in the coal mine.

It makes zero sense.

Meanwhile, the Windows version, which is used for 99.999% of installs still does not support Vista-era APIs like elliptic curve certificates because of legacy code nobody has touched in 10+ years.

There's a crazy amount of low-hanging fruit in that product that just isn't being addressed.

[aljarry → jiggawatts]

> Linux support for SQL Server is my canary in the coal mine. > It makes zero sense.

There's one strategic reason: using it by developers in containers.