Since yesterday and for several days, Microsoft is releasing its first preview of SQL Server for GNU / Linux in the different distributions that exist. The first of them was Ubuntu, with which it works closely but at this time others such as Red Hat Linux or Fedora already have their adapted version.
This is a step forward in bringing Microsoft's core applications and services to the world of the penguin. A) Yes, SQL Server was, together with .Net, the technologies that created the most problems for users who wanted to switch to Gnu / Linux.
SQL Server is a database server, one of the most important and interesting Microsoft technologies. Its free namesake is MySQL or MaraSQL and among other things it is in charge of move applications like Microsoft Access or Microsoft Azure, without forgetting that Microsoft web technologies and their applications require SQL Server.
SQL Server will arrive little by little to the main Gnu / Linux distributions
The arrival of SQL Server will allow Gnu / linux to run these applications almost natively without using emulators or anything similar. Although for this we will have to wait a little longer. For the moment We only have a preview, that is, a development version, so it will not be usable for final applications yet even though there will be some crazy developer who is already doing it. In any case, if your distribution has not yet received this SQL Server preview or is not expected, you can get the code and files from this link.
If the news of the arrival of Microsoft to the Linux Foundation has created a stir, I think this release is more important because SQL Server has always been an obstacle for many when migrating to Gnu / LinuxEither for video games, business applications or simply web browsing. It seems that this will not be a problem now, but then, Who will win with this virtual union, Microsoft or Gnu / Linux?
Let them also do it with M.Office, it is not that LibreOffice is not bad but with it would make the documents created more pleasant
What is MaraSQL? please check if wording.
You are probably referring to MariaDB, the fork of MySQL.
Will it be a gang SQL ???
I had been struck by the fact that MariaDB was not listed, apparently they lost the i.
As "chileanHDU" says, they wanted to refer to MariaDB.
Greetings.
you already have office365, it works perfect on linux