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When I first used Interix back in the late 90s I had this dream that someday I'd see a version of NT that booted into text mode and ran an all-POSIX userland. T

When I first used Interix back in the late 90s I had this dream that someday I'd see a version of NT that booted into text mode and ran an all-POSIX userland. That's never going to happen now but, architecturally, NT could totally pull it off. Edit: Microsoft wouldn't ever open-source NT but, damn, GNU/Windows NT would be a sweet OS to use. (Make it license-compatible with ZFS and it'd be awesome.)

baq 5y ago
POSIX or not, a gui-less private build is most likely the backbone of azure.
- vetinari 5y ago
  Not necessarily private; Windows Server (without year-number) is GUI-less. Windows Server (with year-number) you can choose right in the installer, if you want "Desktop experience" or not.
anthk 5y ago
So, ReactOS. It even has some BTRFS support, and crazy enough, it works with the original Windows 2003/XP kernel.
fomine3 5y ago
You want WSL1?
- EvanAnderson 5y ago
  Not particularly. I'd rather have seen Interix hang around. Interix was implemented in more of a pure "NT" manner, being a subsystem, as compared w/ WSL1. WSL1 just shims Linux syscalls. I'd rather build software from source targeting Interix (as just another "Unix"-flavored build target) than running native Linux binaries.
DeathArrow 5y ago
You can install Windows without GUI. It's called Windows Server Core. I think you might even use Windows 10 without GUI.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  Doesn't it have a GUI which is just basically a terminal window though? How do I use it without a GUI?
  - pjmlp 5y ago
    You call Powershell scripts from an Web based admin console, or make use of Powershell remoting. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/server-core/server-core-manage https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administrati...
ksec 5y ago
>Microsoft wouldn't ever open-source NT I wouldn't say never. I think the chance of that happening is ever so slightly increasing every year. The benefits of open source NT kernel will some day outweigh Microsoft keeping it close. Its strategic value is decreasing. ( The whole OS on the other hand is a different question though. )

baq 5y ago

POSIX or not, a gui-less private build is most likely the backbone of azure.

vetinari 5y ago
Not necessarily private; Windows Server (without year-number) is GUI-less. Windows Server (with year-number) you can choose right in the installer, if you want "Desktop experience" or not.

anthk 5y ago

So, ReactOS. It even has some BTRFS support, and crazy enough, it works with the original Windows 2003/XP kernel.

fomine3 5y ago

You want WSL1?

EvanAnderson 5y ago
Not particularly. I'd rather have seen Interix hang around. Interix was implemented in more of a pure "NT" manner, being a subsystem, as compared w/ WSL1. WSL1 just shims Linux syscalls. I'd rather build software from source targeting Interix (as just another "Unix"-flavored build target) than running native Linux binaries.

DeathArrow 5y ago

You can install Windows without GUI. It's called Windows Server Core. I think you might even use Windows 10 without GUI.

sureglymop 5y ago
Doesn't it have a GUI which is just basically a terminal window though? How do I use it without a GUI?
- pjmlp 5y ago
  You call Powershell scripts from an Web based admin console, or make use of Powershell remoting. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/server-core/server-core-manage https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administrati...

ksec 5y ago

>Microsoft wouldn't ever open-source NT I wouldn't say never. I think the chance of that happening is ever so slightly increasing every year. The benefits of open source NT kernel will some day outweigh Microsoft keeping it close. Its strategic value is decreasing. ( The whole OS on the other hand is a different question though. )