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A windows compatible OS is a good idea but it looks more likely to be Linux.

• rvz 5mo ago
  You mean Windows subsystem for Linux. Having a full Windows desktop with a Linux install saves me from formatting and partitioning into yet another installation mess that Linux still has and choosing a distro while not messing around with display managers or searching around why some apps do not display correctly when connecting to an external monitor. The best Linux distro is Windows (with WSL).
• grishka 5mo ago
  As someone who very much dislikes the Linux/Unix philosophy, I'm happy to see diversity.
  • jachee 5mo ago
    Out of pure curiosity, what do you “very much dislike” about it?
    • Leonard_of_Q 5mo ago
      Don't get him started: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=grishka%20linux&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
      • jachee 5mo ago
        Heh… Wait ‘til I tell him that his beloved macOS is Unix underneath.
        • grishka 5mo ago
          I know and I don't like that either. But at least I don't have to touch the Unix layer too often.
    • chasil 5mo ago
      There have been some notable discussions here on this subject. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348
      • grishka 5mo ago
        That's an excellent talk, thanks for sharing it. And yes that USB gadget thing. I had to use it recently to turn a RPi Zero into a parallel -> USB converter. It's impossible to debug and sometimes makes you question your own sanity. Here's my script that does it: https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecoder/rpi/usb_gadget https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecod...