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> Are there any HN readers here that use MINIX or possibly another OS that does not have the Linux kernel? Like... Windows?

• hunter2_ 7y ago
  To be fair, Windows has the Linux kernel (WSL 2).
  • bauerd 7y ago
    It's just a compatibility layer satisfying the kernel API (= syscalls). It's an API on top of the Windows kernel.
    • ygra 7y ago
      That's WSL 1 you're thinking about.
      • bauerd 7y ago
        Crazy, wsan't aware of this. I stand corrected
    • hoffs 7y ago
      Wsl2 has complete kernel not just syscall translation
  • ygra 7y ago
    Which is basically a VM. It's not that the Windows kernel isn't running even when using WSL.