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I love linux, but I would actually rather see MS open source the Windows kernel than replace it with the Linux kernel. I'd also love to see a "Linux Subsystem
by thayne 6y ago
I love linux, but I would actually rather see MS open source the Windows kernel than replace it with the Linux kernel.
I'd also love to see a "Linux Subsystem for Windows", to make it better to run windows applications on Linux. Wine sort of fills this role, but I'd really love to see a MS-backed fully compatible system. And maybe it could work similar to WSL2, where it is an actual windows kernel running inside KVM.
- t0astbread 6y agoCan't you already run Windows on QEMU/KVM? (Or did WSL do something special that I missed?)
- anaganisk 6y agoWsl runs on a very barebones custom linux kernel, unless flipside is also true Qemu would be loading a full blown OS. May be that's what he meant.
- thayne 6y agoThat's part of what I meant. But also, being able to launch a windows application from linux and have it seamlessly start, rather than having to boot up a full Windows VM and then launch the application from inside of there.