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> but it opens the door to code that runs on WSL2 that doesn't run on regular Linux. Which is exactly what I was expecting since day one when WSL was announced

> but it opens the door to code that runs on WSL2 that doesn't run on regular Linux. Which is exactly what I was expecting since day one when WSL was announced. WSL is going to slowly kill Linux, or to be more accurate, it will kill any Linux (be it on servers or desktops) not Microsoft branded and distributed. Forks on smaller embedded systems will resist for a while, until one day MS decides to port some killer technology de facto embracing them as well.

dade_ 6y ago
Yeah, but right now it solves the problem of not being able to run code on WSL that does run fine in Linux. What really stops me from using Linux on the Desktop is compatibility issues with my laptop(s), reliable sleep/wake and rendering issues with High DPI display. Microsoft released an MS Teams client for Linux which astonished me. So, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt for the time being.
- wvenable 6y ago
  Microsoft hasn't given up on Windows but having lost the mobile space I think they've decided to go back to their roots of developing software for many operating systems. It doesn't matter if you run Windows, Mac OS, Android, or iOS if they can sell you an Office 365 subscription. The Windows protectionism that dominated the 2000's doesn't help Microsoft sell more product anymore. It's not so much that Microsoft has changed but that the world has changed and Microsoft is changing with it.
- turbinerneiter 6y ago
  The Teams client in Linux sucks, it is missing half the features and you have to pkill it after use, because simply closing it doesn't actually stop the program + it spins your fan like crazy doing God knows what in the background. Still, thanks, I guess.
- _ph_ 6y ago
  Agree. I am also looking for a laptop to mainly run Linux on. This quite widens the choices for me. Also, what keeps me and probably many others from running 100% Linux is the requirement of some commercial applications which are not available for Linux. So far using a Mac with a Linux VM was the best compromise for me, but now Windows becomes an appealing alternative.
bb88 6y ago
I think Windows has been trying to kill linux for what, almost 30 years? Some of that conspiracy mentality may have been valid 15 years ago, but probably not anymore.
- jacquesm 6y ago
  But it wasn't a conspiracy now, was it?
- FeepingCreature 6y ago
  You're saying it's invalid because it was too right?
  - bb88 6y ago
    It may be hard to remember way back then, but linux didn't have either the market share or the mind share that windows had back in the late 90's.
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dade_ 6y ago

Yeah, but right now it solves the problem of not being able to run code on WSL that does run fine in Linux. What really stops me from using Linux on the Desktop is compatibility issues with my laptop(s), reliable sleep/wake and rendering issues with High DPI display. Microsoft released an MS Teams client for Linux which astonished me. So, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt for the time being.

wvenable 6y ago
Microsoft hasn't given up on Windows but having lost the mobile space I think they've decided to go back to their roots of developing software for many operating systems. It doesn't matter if you run Windows, Mac OS, Android, or iOS if they can sell you an Office 365 subscription. The Windows protectionism that dominated the 2000's doesn't help Microsoft sell more product anymore. It's not so much that Microsoft has changed but that the world has changed and Microsoft is changing with it.
turbinerneiter 6y ago
The Teams client in Linux sucks, it is missing half the features and you have to pkill it after use, because simply closing it doesn't actually stop the program + it spins your fan like crazy doing God knows what in the background. Still, thanks, I guess.
_ph_ 6y ago
Agree. I am also looking for a laptop to mainly run Linux on. This quite widens the choices for me. Also, what keeps me and probably many others from running 100% Linux is the requirement of some commercial applications which are not available for Linux. So far using a Mac with a Linux VM was the best compromise for me, but now Windows becomes an appealing alternative.

bb88 6y ago

I think Windows has been trying to kill linux for what, almost 30 years? Some of that conspiracy mentality may have been valid 15 years ago, but probably not anymore.

jacquesm 6y ago
But it wasn't a conspiracy now, was it?
FeepingCreature 6y ago
You're saying it's invalid because it was too right?
- bb88 6y ago
  It may be hard to remember way back then, but linux didn't have either the market share or the mind share that windows had back in the late 90's.
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