Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl...
by tgma on Friday October 24, 2025 @07:56PM
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> You mean WSL2.
Yes, indeed.
> I thought it was the coolest thing.
NT was designed to have different subsystems[1]. Win32 subsystem was a layer on top of NT, and was a peer to the POSIX subsystem, and IIRC even OS/2. WSL1 ideas was certainly not new in the context of NT. FreeBSD also has a Linux subsystem.
Yes, indeed.
> I thought it was the coolest thing.
NT was designed to have different subsystems[1]. Win32 subsystem was a layer on top of NT, and was a peer to the POSIX subsystem, and IIRC even OS/2. WSL1 ideas was certainly not new in the context of NT. FreeBSD also has a Linux subsystem.
[1]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Wi...