Next Generation GUI?

[hk_2999]

Microsoft is working on a new shell, and guess what it's command-line like bash and can be used for scripting too not unlike DOS .bat files and sh scripts.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx

And most people say CLI is so 1980s.

[chaosgeisterchen]

It's an old story that Microsoft is working on an enhanced shell.

They have to promote their operating systems too to power users and administrators so they have to offer a decent CLI.

[IYY]

About time. I'd prefer to just see BASH-like shell in Windows by default. Of course, it can't be 100% the same because it's not a *nix system, but can be close enough. Of course, nonfree versions of the coreutils would have to beincluded.

[adam.tropics]

No doubt the shell will be free, to satisfy the Open source crowd, but will only operate with a single font, for which you will need to purchase a license!

[hk_2999]

btw. you can compile bash with windows.

as they did here (http://www.steve.org.uk/Software/bash/)

[sweemeng]

i use cygwin, and got bash, sometime back when i use windows.