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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is good, but not enough yet by KGIII on Saturday October 14, 2017 @03:29PM (#15473760)
It is a thing. It's a very small thing, but a thing regardless. Some of us have used Linux on the desktop since the 90s.
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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is good, but not enough yet by holydude on Saturday October 14, 2017 @04:05PM (#15473960)
No it is not. Not even chromebooks are a thing. Android is a thing and if they try enough the might turn it into a desktop alternative.
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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is good, but not enough yet by orf on Saturday October 14, 2017 @07:52PM (#15474993)
Linux on the desktop is a thing. At my previous job all the consultants (100+) used a custom distro based off Mint/Kali, with a Windows VM.

It's a thing. Might not be your thing, but its a thing nonetheless.

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is good, but not enough yet by KGIII on Saturday October 14, 2017 @04:18PM (#15474040)
What do you suppose I'm typing this on?
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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is good, but not enough yet by acmecorps on Saturday October 14, 2017 @04:41PM (#15474165)
Dude, how pretentious are you? I'm writing this on a Acer Chromebook, btw, which I absolutely love.
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