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I'm surprised they didn't go the WSL2 route from the start. Seems much easier to do. But WSL is so cool and since I mostly run windows in VMs without nested vi
by tjoff 2y ago
I'm surprised they didn't go the WSL2 route from the start. Seems much easier to do.
But WSL is so cool and since I mostly run windows in VMs without nested virtualization support I've pretty much only used that one and am super thankful for it.
- torginus 2y agoHonestly, before WSL 1 was a thing, Cygwin already existed, and it was good enough for most people.
- tjoff 2y agoCygwin is capable but I feel WSL is a total game changer.
- netbsdusers 2y agoI think (but am not sure) that WSL was a consolation prize of the cancelled Project Astoria, the initiative from the dying days of Windows Phone to support running Android apps on Windows. Implementing this with virtualisation would have been more painful and less practical on the smartphones of the day.