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> Want FreeBSD or Windows? Nope! Well, it is windows subsystem for Linux :) not windows subsystem for windows or FreeBSD for that matter :) Ps I wonder if you

> Want FreeBSD or Windows? Nope! Well, it is windows subsystem for Linux :) not windows subsystem for windows or FreeBSD for that matter :) Ps I wonder if you can make your own image? After all its really just Hyper-V with some config candy.

tuetuopay 1y ago
Haha yes, I was being cheeky :) I'm pretty sure that with the opensourcing, we'll see freebsd or more exotic systems popping up quite quickly. Heck, macOS would be fun!
- chupasaurus 1y ago
  > Heck, macOS would be fun! Especially in licensing! /sarcasm
  - tuetuopay 1y ago
    That would make it even funnier in my book!
Firehawke 1y ago
It's a bit more than just some candy, there's substantial glue on both the Linux/Windows sides to get Plan9, WSLG, and the other components to work. That said, the kernel they distribute is open source and you're not limited to just the distros they're working with directly. There are a number of third party (e.g. there's no Arch from Arch or Microsoft, but there's a completely compatible third party package that gives you Arch in WSL2)
- Foxboron 1y ago
  >e.g. there's no Arch from Arch or Microsoft, but there's a completely compatible third party package that gives you Arch in WSL2 No longer true since last month. https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/73A4BK7YK4BJBVXGMN2I5CROQAWI53VZ/ https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@li...
  - Firehawke 1y ago
    I'm shocked. They were adamant it wasn't going to happen for a long long time.
    - Foxboron 1y ago
      The main complaint was the market place TOS that gave Microsoft a free-pass on any trademarked assets. The new WSL2 installation way avoids all of this. Along with the glibc hacks needed by WSL1. (I was part of the discussion and also very adamant about this not happening)

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> Want FreeBSD or Windows? Nope! Well, it is windows subsystem for Linux :) not windows subsystem for windows or FreeBSD for that matter :) Ps I wonder if you

by wkat4242 1y ago

tuetuopay 1y ago
Haha yes, I was being cheeky :) I'm pretty sure that with the opensourcing, we'll see freebsd or more exotic systems popping up quite quickly. Heck, macOS would be fun!
- chupasaurus 1y ago
  > Heck, macOS would be fun! Especially in licensing! /sarcasm
  - tuetuopay 1y ago
    That would make it even funnier in my book!
Firehawke 1y ago
It's a bit more than just some candy, there's substantial glue on both the Linux/Windows sides to get Plan9, WSLG, and the other components to work. That said, the kernel they distribute is open source and you're not limited to just the distros they're working with directly. There are a number of third party (e.g. there's no Arch from Arch or Microsoft, but there's a completely compatible third party package that gives you Arch in WSL2)
- Foxboron 1y ago
  >e.g. there's no Arch from Arch or Microsoft, but there's a completely compatible third party package that gives you Arch in WSL2 No longer true since last month. https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/73A4BK7YK4BJBVXGMN2I5CROQAWI53VZ/ https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@li...
  - Firehawke 1y ago
    I'm shocked. They were adamant it wasn't going to happen for a long long time.
    - Foxboron 1y ago
      The main complaint was the market place TOS that gave Microsoft a free-pass on any trademarked assets. The new WSL2 installation way avoids all of this. Along with the glibc hacks needed by WSL1. (I was part of the discussion and also very adamant about this not happening)