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Azure Linux

I made an Azure Linux desktop concept to run on my ThinkPad

I spun my own version of Azure Linux for the desktop. And yes, PowerShell is the default shell, Edge is the default browser, and Copilot is pre-installed. It works well in a VM too.

.NET

Don't ask Microsoft to do it all

A five-million-line enterprise app asked Microsoft for a longer .NET support window. The Java world answered that question a decade ago.

WSL

Azure Linux "Desktop": A Build 2026 mashup of wslc, WinUI Reactor, and Azure Linux 4.0

A nifty Windows app that boots a full Linux desktop in a window, wiring together the wslc container API, WinUI Reactor, Azure Linux 4.0, .NET 10, with a pinch of nostalgia.

.NET

I'm running for the .NET Foundation Board

I am on the ballot for the 2026 .NET Foundation Board election. Why I am running, what the Foundation is recruiting for this cycle, and what I would bring: partnerships across the Microsoft and open source line, nonprofit governance, and a long record in the .NET and WSL communities.