Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by whoopdedo on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:33PM
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IBM marketed "OS/2 for Windows" which made it sound like a compatibility layer to make Windows behave like OS/2. In truth it was the OS/2 operating system with drivers and conversion tools that made it easier for people who were used to Windows.
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by loloquwowndueo on Monday May 19, 2025 @03:59PM
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Untrue. OS/2 for windows leveraged the user’s existing copy of windows for os/2’s compatibility function instead of relying on a bundled copy of windows, like the “full”
Os/2 version.
Os/2 basically ran a copy of windows (either the existing one or bundled one) to then execute windows programs side by side with os/2 (and DOS) software.