Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by osigurdson on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @12:48AM
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It is really good but honestly would prefer something a little more like:
- Linux that works great on a laptop / does the right thing when closing the lid
- Linux that doesn't have worse battery life than Windows / macOS
- Seamlessly runs Windows when you need to run something (e.g. click on Excel)
- Isn't necessarily free (prefer quality over low price in this situation)
Windows of course has many of these traits and WSL is a pretty good compromise, but I would prefer to boot into Linux and use Windows only when necessary (since my need for it is less common).
- Linux that works great on a laptop / does the right thing when closing the lid - Linux that doesn't have worse battery life than Windows / macOS - Seamlessly runs Windows when you need to run something (e.g. click on Excel) - Isn't necessarily free (prefer quality over low price in this situation)
Windows of course has many of these traits and WSL is a pretty good compromise, but I would prefer to boot into Linux and use Windows only when necessary (since my need for it is less common).