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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I don't understand the pointless hate over wsl. Sure, it doesn't replace Linux. It also doesn't have to... Just having access to basic nix functionality from a windows desktop is still a useful feature. It makes stuff like putty mostly obsolete. It let's windows users unpack tarballs without 7zip. It let's developers play video games while "compiling". It's just an all-around convenient tool to have.

    Maybe Microsoft wanted it to replace the Linux desktop, but since when has anyone really cared about what Microsoft wanted :P

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    My personal computer is Windows mainly because of gaming and game dev, but WSL means I don't have to dual boot to tinker on a web project or something. In a way, it killed the Linux desktop for me, but I still use Linux as much as ever. With Docker as well.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

    it killed the Linux desktop for me

    As it was designed to do

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I used WSL extensively at a couple of previous jobs. Sometimes IT only gives you the choice of Windows or Mac. I'm quite happy to have a Linux machine at my current job, but WSL has gotten the job done for me when I lacked that option.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    My company mandates Windows laptops but I mostly work with Linux VMs hosted on our servers. WSL2 and Visual Studio Code (with Remote SSH and WSL2 plug-ins) are the best things that happened to Windows in years. Without these tools I would simply be unable to work.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Transcript:

    [Miracle of the word wide web meme template]
    "Thanks to the miracle of windows subsystem for linux..."
    "...I can use the Linux terminal from the comfort of windows"
    [Computer monitor showing windows update screen]
    "Marvelous"

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How can downvotes be negative?

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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Your guess is as good as mine haha

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Simples, its so positive that the negative becomes positive.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    no no you have a point

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    I think most actual Linux users saw this as expanded access to the Linux environment, and easier ways for Windows users to dip their toes in. That was the feel i got from the general community at the time.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    Personally, I think WSL is a great start point to introduce users in Windows to take the first step to Linux. Me myself and several people from what I know starts from WSL and end up using Linux full-time