Microsoft has started referring to its CBL-Mariner distro as Azure Linux

While it came as a bit of a surprise when it first became public, it has been known for some time that Microsoft has its own Linux distro called CBL-Mariner.  The name has been questioned by many, and it is in the process of changing. The CBL-Mariner moniker is set to become a thing of the past as the distro transitions to being known as Azure Linux. See also: Microsoft has not made any sort of announcement about the rebranding, but it can be seen on GitHub. The repository for CBL-Mariner was previously to be found at github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner/, but this… [Continue Reading]