> What is exactly Linux Desktop? Isn't Linux Desktop = Linux Kernel + Mostly Free Software? I think a decent working definition would be that the platform laye

> What is exactly Linux Desktop? Isn't Linux Desktop = Linux Kernel + Mostly Free Software? I think a decent working definition would be that the platform layer of the system is all free software (Kernel + Windowing System + Shell + Drivers, etc.), but user-space applications are whatever the user chooses. > What is the downside of an additionally-running Windows kernel? Well, arguably, you don't know what's in there, how it's using your network bandwidth, if it's sharing your personal data, etc. (I'm not a conspiracy theorist, obviously microsoft has a lot of eyes on them and it'd be detrimental for them to do something against user's trust, but that would be the argument)