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Wsl looks like the new embrace-extend-extinguish. And windows as a desktop is just awful... So much telemetry and nonsense... unbearable.
by znpy 6y ago
Wsl looks like the new embrace-extend-extinguish.
And windows as a desktop is just awful... So much telemetry and nonsense... unbearable.
- smitty1e 6y agoTo say nothing of platform lock-in. What are the arguments against VirtualBox?
- jpalomaki 6y agoAt least it will likely "extinguish" the Windows support on node, Python etc. packages using native code. There will be less interest to make those builds work on native Windows as majority of developers using Windows desktop are likely to jump to WSL side.
- fit2rule 6y agoYeah, I haven't used Windows properly in decades, and a recent sojourn into its new territory has left me befuddled - how does anyone put up with all that crap? So many things getting in my way of productivity, just straight out of the box. I have a session scheduled with a Windows-guru friend of mine, to show me how to turn ALL the non-productive shit off in a base Windows 10 install, but frankly I'm terrified of the consequences. Basic OS things don't even seem to work when you don't let Microsoft track you - WTF, people?!!
- Multicomp 6y agoI switched to Fedora precisely because I see wsl2 as EEE and a small part of the soft lock-in MS wants their OS users to have. I consider it one of the pillars of Satya's Schemes, along with Tile UIs/wasted space UX everywhere, telemetry all the things, and user is ^NOT in control (we pretend he is until next update, which he definitely is not in control of).