We've been cycling around that wheel for a while. If there's any difference now versus the past, it is that I think right now pretty much every point on the wh

We've been cycling around that wheel for a while. If there's any difference now versus the past, it is that I think right now pretty much every point on the wheel is available quite readily now. If you want a more "rudimentary OS" you don't need to wait for the next turning of the wheel, it's here now. Need full VMs? Still a practical technology. Containers enough? Actively in development and use. Mix & match? Around any sensible combination you can do it now. And so on.