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WSL1 yes, but not WSL2, this is the what this article is about. Constantly people are bringing up that MS should switch to the Linux kernel. It makes zero sens
by fetbaffe 7y ago
WSL1 yes, but not WSL2, this is the what this article is about.
Constantly people are bringing up that MS should switch to the Linux kernel. It makes zero sense.
You lose the ABI to run all the old Windows binaries out there when you can keep that AND run Linux binaries.
Also people seem to forget that the NT kernel runs on multiple platforms, on my XBox One with x86-64 CPU I can run old XBox 360 RISC CPU games. Windows 10 can run x86 binaries on ARM CPU:s. How is switching to a Linux kernel ever going to help with that?
Consequence of that argument is that Microsoft needs to support TWO flavors of Windows, one with the NT kernel & one with the Linux kernel. On top of that you get all the editions as a multiplier.
- tracker1 7y agoOh, I don't think Windows UI on Linux will become a commercial product... though I wouldn't mind a more windows-friendly shell with a much more complete WINE on linux. I actually like the tool/taskbar for windows 10 (sans cortana), still prefer the win7 start menu itself. I did also like the Ubuntu UX a lot as well, not as much as Windows. Mac's is really usable but the MacOS-like shells are not quite there for the most part, at least from those I've tried.