Re:Arm-Based 128-Core Ampere CPUs Cost a Fraction of x86 Price
by rbanffy on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:36PM
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> Linux isn't an operating system.
While some of those VMs may be running trimmed down OSs tailored for their individual workloads, the fact remains they are all running under some sort of GNU/Linux or, at least, relying on the services of a Linux kernel.
Now that you mention it, WSL1 should be called GNU/Windows instead, because it's the GNU userland on top of a Windows kernel with Linux lipstick.
While some of those VMs may be running trimmed down OSs tailored for their individual workloads, the fact remains they are all running under some sort of GNU/Linux or, at least, relying on the services of a Linux kernel.
Now that you mention it, WSL1 should be called GNU/Windows instead, because it's the GNU userland on top of a Windows kernel with Linux lipstick.