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I'd believe their target isn't users who are already using Linux, but users who will be using Linux for first time going forward. Think all the university stude

I'd believe their target isn't users who are already using Linux, but users who will be using Linux for first time going forward. Think all the university students who made Linux the system to develop on will now make Linux on Windows as that system. Eventually, WSL will take over baremetal Linux because it was more convenient to get started, technical superiority notwithstanding.

Daegalus 5y ago
I don't think that's it. it targets frustrated Linux devs that are tired of Gnome/KDE/X/Wayland wars, and things breaking if you don't do things just right. I spent 2 years on pure Linux and I switched back to Windows + WSL2 and I'm pretty happy. use it for work and personal use. It gives me the apps and use ability of OSX, the Linux console and none of the headache. maybe I'm just out of the honeymoon phase but I'm tired of constantly tinkering with Linux to get it to work. to install the right tool, outdated stuff in package managers, etc.
beefbroccoli 5y ago
I've been a Linux user since 1995 and run Windows + WSL2 on my desktop machines. It's not too deep and pretty similar to why so many folks were drawn to Macs; a no brains just works GUI with the ability to launch a terminal and do real work on a UNIX-like system. I can use a single machine to do everything I need, without rebooting and without making sacrifices. I can watch Netflix and play games, without needing to write a f'n shell script to fix the screen tearing present in the nvidia driver - or realizing a particular game has quirks or doesn't work in Proton, so I just have to throw up my arms and say "Well, I guess we just don't play that game". I can pop open a terminal anytime and have access to a real Linux system, as opposed to the faux "uncanny valley linux" solutions like Cygwin and Git Bash that seem to work until they don't. And unlike a traditional VM there's no management involved; I open the terminal when I need it and close it when i'm done, just like a normal application.

Daegalus 5y ago

I don't think that's it. it targets frustrated Linux devs that are tired of Gnome/KDE/X/Wayland wars, and things breaking if you don't do things just right. I spent 2 years on pure Linux and I switched back to Windows + WSL2 and I'm pretty happy. use it for work and personal use. It gives me the apps and use ability of OSX, the Linux console and none of the headache. maybe I'm just out of the honeymoon phase but I'm tired of constantly tinkering with Linux to get it to work. to install the right tool, outdated stuff in package managers, etc.

beefbroccoli 5y ago

I've been a Linux user since 1995 and run Windows + WSL2 on my desktop machines. It's not too deep and pretty similar to why so many folks were drawn to Macs; a no brains just works GUI with the ability to launch a terminal and do real work on a UNIX-like system. I can use a single machine to do everything I need, without rebooting and without making sacrifices. I can watch Netflix and play games, without needing to write a f'n shell script to fix the screen tearing present in the nvidia driver - or realizing a particular game has quirks or doesn't work in Proton, so I just have to throw up my arms and say "Well, I guess we just don't play that game". I can pop open a terminal anytime and have access to a real Linux system, as opposed to the faux "uncanny valley linux" solutions like Cygwin and Git Bash that seem to work until they don't. And unlike a traditional VM there's no management involved; I open the terminal when I need it and close it when i'm done, just like a normal application.