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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Linux
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 23:28:29 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 19:19:57 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:

> On 2024-10-30, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Microsoft released its “AI Workstation” development platform for
>> Windows. And guess what: WSL2 is a requirement.
>>
>> Can you say “slippery slope” ... ?
> 
> I believe the end will be a rewrite of Windows to be a user layer on top
> of Linus, i.e. a proprietary M$ version of Wine.

I would say it’s inevitable. Not as some matter of deliberate policy, but 
simply as the path of least resistance. Windows got to the mess it is 
today through a long sequence of short-sighted management decisions made 
with the aim of immediate profit; making Linux an essential part of the 
core of Windows would simply be a continuation of that trend.