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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by mikepurvis on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @08:18AM (#29252596)
I know you probably know this, but Cygwin, WSL, and WSL2 are all very different from each other in approach despite the superficial similarity of purpose being to run Linux/POSIX applications on Windows.

Cygwin is a source level API adaptor, so recompilation is required. WSL is an ABI adaptor like the reverse of WINE. WSL2 is an adapted Linux kernel running in a featherweight VM.

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by trey-jones on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @08:23AM (#29252633)
Perhaps I should have just said, "much, much easier than Cygwin."
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