[texworks] Call for Help: Testing

[Philip Taylor (Personal)]

Paul A Norman wrote:
>
> It's funny that both Windows 10 & 11 can now be set to natively run 
> Linux and even windowed Linux apps, but full backward operability for 
> earlier Windows programmes is no longer the goal for Windows' 
> development — as it, both easily, and successfully, once was :-)
It would seem that Microsoft, like DEC ("Digital Equipment Corporation") 
before them, are losing the courage of their own convictions :

> Windows 11 will soon have a built-in sudo command designed for 
> developers. Sudo, short for “superuser do,” is widely used on 
> Unix-based operating systems like Linux and macOS to run programs with 
> higher security privileges or as another user. It’s useful for 
> developers wanting to test scripts, for example.
>
> Microsoft is using sudo inside Windows to let developers run elevated 
> tools directly from an unelevated console session. “It is an ergonomic 
> and familiar solution for users who want to elevate a command without 
> having to first open a new elevated console,” explains Jordi Adoumie 
> <https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-sudo-for-windows/>, 
> a product manager at Microsoft.
>

Source: 
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24066264/mirosoft-sudo-command-windows-11-feature

"It is an ergonomic and familiar solution [...]".  Familiar to whom ?  
Certainly not to Windows users, who have been familiar with "Runas" 
since time memorial, but have probably only ever heard of "Sudo" when 
talking to {Linu|Uni}x users

This of course follows in the same path as :

> The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command 
> line experience on Windows 11 22H2! This means that all command line 
> applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. This 
> blog post will go into how this setting is enabled, the journey of 
> Windows Terminal along with its fan-favorite features, as well as give 
> a huge thank you to our contributors who have helped throughout 
> Terminal’s journey.

Source: 
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-is-now-the-default-in-windows-11/
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Philip Taylor/





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