MS releases Services for UNIX 3.5 for free

Here’s a move I didn’t expect: Microsoft has released version 3.5 of its Services for UNIX (SFU) package, for free. SFU won an award at LinuxWorld 2003, and it’s obviously in contention to win at this year’s show. SFU 3.5 includes an NFS server (cluster-aware and capable of running on Windows Server 2003), a gateway, and a client, plus a NIS/NIS+ synchronization server. My favorite feature, though, is the Interix subsystem, which includes ksh, csh, pthreads support, and the full GNU SDK. You get all of the standard UNIX commands, for Windows, for free. Get it now.