Re:The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10
by int_19h on Friday August 05, 2016 @08:35PM
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It feels to me that, with the kernel emulation in place, a third party can now step in to provide reasonable Android emulation on top of that. I mean, unless Android uses kernels with some custom syscalls, it should be usable, right? Now it's a question of recreating the userspace on top of that. I would imagine that many pieces would just fall in naturally, while others (most things to do with UI) would probably require rewriting to properly integrate with the Windows desktop... but it's still doable.
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Re:The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10
by acqq on Saturday August 06, 2016 @03:20AM
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But do the potential users on the PC really need anything more than
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueStacks
or
http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-emulators-for-p...
Re:The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10
by int_19h on Saturday August 06, 2016 @06:11PM
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They probably don't, but I suspect that using WSL would significantly improve performance. In fact, it's probably one of the existing vendors of products like BlueStacks that will eventually do so.