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> 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 s

by 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?