megathread: support for Windows Server
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Description
This has been requested in a pile of places. Lemme try and gather up the links quick:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1am2bkn/introducing_sudo_for_windows/kpjmwch/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1am2bkn/introducing_sudo_for_windows/kpjjt6v/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1am2ovw/introducing_sudo_for_windows/kpjlorx/
- surely somewhere in the HN thread
- https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/146#issuecomment-1935150292
Getting sudo into client editions of Windows was our top priority. We'll restart conversations with the relevant teams to see if there's interest in getting sudo on server somehow
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked Reddit and GitHub discussions, since the issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Clarify the relevant teams' requirements for Windows Server support and define the supported editions and acceptance criteria before implementation can begin.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100