My father is, and was a plumber for as long as I can remember. I started out helping him on jobs before I was ten. I've been shit on, dug ditches, been under houses, etc. It was the _hardest_ work I have ever done in my life. I left it when I was 18, and because of several life decisions which had nothing to do with college...

I work for Microsoft now.

And for the first time in years, I've logged on to tell you one more thing: You're a fucking idiot, and have no idea what you're talking about.

That is all.

He's not the only one. I've been here for a long, long while.

Bzzt. SFU is no longer a seperate product. It's part of Windows now, in Windows Server 2003 R2 and above - which includes Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7.

It's called the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA). Relevant TechNet link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786798(WS.10).aspx

Here's a good Wikipedia article on the product, showing the history from Interix, to SFU, to SUA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interix

There's even a Debian port for it: http://debian-interix.net/

The only problem there is that "7" is a marketing term only. The kernel version is 6.1. Here it is from a CMD window, pasted right into Slashdot:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

I, myself, can't stand the "7" moniker. It's misleading, and no better than the year-themed marketing names. Well, okay. Marginally.

Why can't we just call it what it is? 6.1, for chrissakes.

What a load of crap. There are many multilevel systems that hook to multiple classification networks at the same time. One box, connected to both SIPR, and NIPR, for example.

Here's one of them, Radiant Mercury: http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/radiant_mercury.htm

Here's another. DTW, the DoDIIS Trusted Workstation. It has the capabilty to hook up to many networks at the same time, from NIPR to SCI: http://www.sun.com/solutions/documents/business-cases/go_DTW_cc.pdf

But, hey. Truth doesn't sell magazines, does it? Ironically, the technology that allows more than one classified network to hook to another is pretty freaking awesome. PopMech should take a look at that, instead.