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> ChromeOS is for all practical purposes, the web. Fixed that typo for you.

• danans 1y ago
  > > ChromeOS is for all practical purposes, the web I'm very practically using Debian Linux on ChromeOS to develop test and debug enterprise software. I even compile and run some native code. It is very much more than just the web.
  • pjmlp 1y ago
    That is a VM, and actually maybe eventually it will be on top of Webassembly, how things are going.
    • danans 1y ago
      > That is a VM... So is WSL on Windows. I wouldn't call Windows "just the web". There's also nothing stopping me from building and running local desktop GUI software on the VM. In fact, a VM is better in that I can back up and restore the image easily.
      • pjmlp 1y ago
        WSL and other VMs are the Year of Desktop Linux finally coming true, nothing to do with Web.
        • danans 1y ago
          > WSL and other VMs are the Year of Desktop Linux finally coming true, nothing to do with Web. Just like the Linux VM on ChromeOS.
          • pjmlp 1y ago
            Which eventually will be a VM on top of WebAssembly, given the hype. https://webvm.io/ https://webvm.io/
            • danans 1y ago
              > Which eventually will be a VM on top of WebAssembly, I'm not sure how that supports the argument that ChromeOS is only "the web". It's running a native VM for Linux today. What would be the advantage of porting it to WebAssembly?