# Microsoft of Things

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/245/
> Azure Sphere is Microsoft making silicon as a service with Linux at its core. We’ve chatted with the folks behind Azure Sphere and breakdown this huge announcement.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 245
- Date: 2018-04-17
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 01:12:51
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/d39fbeb3-7109-49a7-b881-21e51a8f179a.mp3
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyDTc08JLJI



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### Episode Links

  * [Utopian - Rewarding Open Source Contributors](https://utopian.io/ "Utopian - Rewarding Open Source Contributors")
  * [Linus Buzzkills 5.0](https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/15/201 "Linus Buzzkills 5.0") — But v5.0 will happen some day. And it should be meaningless. You have been warned.
  * [gotop](https://github.com/cjbassi/gotop "gotop") — A terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop 
  * [Clonezilla Live Disk Cloning OS Gets New Massive Deployment BitTorrent Mechanism](http://news.softpedia.com/news/clonezilla-live-disk-cloning-os-gets-new-massive-deployment-bittorrent-mechanism-520706.shtml "Clonezilla Live Disk Cloning OS Gets New Massive Deployment BitTorrent Mechanism") — However, one of the most interesting feature of the Clonezilla Live 2.5.5-38 release is a new massive deployment mechanism based on the BitTorrent technology. 
  * [fontfinder](https://github.com/mmstick/fontfinder "fontfinder") — A Google font browser for your GTK desktop, written in Rust 
  * [Kdenlive in Paris](https://kdenlive.org/2018/04/kdenlive-in-paris/ "Kdenlive in Paris") — Our team will dedicate this time to discuss near and long term goals, review the application workflow with professional editors, work on the major 18.08 release and much more.
  * [Microsoft's Next OS is Based on Linux, Not Windows](https://www.thurrott.com/internet-of-things-iot/156628/microsofts-next-os-based-linux-not-windows "Microsoft's Next OS is Based on Linux, Not Windows") — Microsoft is creating here is Azure Sphere OS, a new operating system aimed at tiny MCU-based IoT devices that is based on Linux.
  * [Microsoft’s bid to secure the Internet of Things: Custom Linux, custom chips, Azure](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/microsofts-bid-to-secure-the-internet-of-things-custom-linux-custom-chips-azure/ "Microsoft’s bid to secure the Internet of Things: Custom Linux, custom chips, Azure") — Azure Sphere has three components. First is a new class of microcontrollers (MCUs) that supports seven critical hardware features that Microsoft says are a necessary foundation to build secure systems. These include support for unforgeable encryption keys protected by hardware, the ability to update system software, and hardware-enforced compartmentalization between software components. 
  * [Galen Hunt at Microsoft Research](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/galenh/?from=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fpeople%2Fgalenh%2F "Galen Hunt at Microsoft Research") — I am part of the launch team for Microsoft Research New Experiences and Technologies organization (MSR NExT). I am manager of the Operating Systems Technologies Group. 
  * [The Seven Properties of Highly Secure Devices](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/seven-properties-highly-secure-devices/ "The Seven Properties of Highly Secure Devices") — Our group has begun a research agenda to bring high-value security to low-cost devices.