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Open source doesn't mean free....
Be realistic, the next day 10 forks would appear distributing it for free.
One can buy an oem or restricted region license for windows for 20$ but legally it's about the same as pirating it.
I really hope they open source the NT kernel, or at least part of it. This makes me really excited about the future of Windows!
Some institutes at some universities have access to the NT source code for academic purposes. (Google "Windows Research Kernel" -- supposedly some academic entities have more access).
Trusted partners that develop for windows and oems can also gain access.
I really hope they open source the NT kernel, or at least part of it. This makes me really excited about the future of Windows!
This idea is probably more feasible than first glance would suggest, but still, I wouldn't hold your breath.
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Depends on your use case/tools/habits. WSL gives you the advantage of being able to access the same files with native Windows tools and from the GNU[1] command line. If you plan on using the X GUI tools, it will be much less useful to you. [1] I can't bring myself to use the term 'Linux' here, because, ironically, Linux is the primary missing part in this Ubuntu distribution. It should really be called WSG or WSU.
All of my friends on windows say X is just as easy to set up as on cygwin
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If you plan on using the Linux GUI tools, it will be much less useful to you. If you install an X server, such as VcXsrv and set the DISPLAY variable (typically export DISPLAY=:0 will suffice), you can just run X11 apps. For instance, here's a screenshot of a Prolog/Tk application running on WSL: https://danieldk.eu/Posts/2017-01-10-Alpino-Windows/alpino-w... I have installed Windows on a workstation just to try WSL…
So if I want to use my GPU for machine learning applications, I would have to run my programs under Windows rather than from inside the WSL?
https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/266908-command-prompt-con...
The Flat UI of Windows is a mistake. Because of Flat UI, there is no differentiation between Web apps and native Windows apps, which makes it possible--and even desirable--to make desktop apps using Web technologies.
Here's the problem: As a developer Electron (see http://electron.atom.io/ ) is more attractive to me than Windows APIs. Take a look at the RSS Reader ( https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-appsample-rssreader ). I can make a desktop app that is practically indistinguishable from this app using Electron, so why would I use Windows APIs? If I use Electron then my app will run on Mac and Linux, not just Windows, and my…
I think for UI and some web stuff Electron might really be superior. Especially if your team is already fluent with the web stack. But it has it's limits and if you reach them or have very specific requirements you might be better of with WPF or UWP apps and the initially higher effort of developing in C#/XAML might pay off.
Saying this I believe the existence of Electron is a great possibility for UI devs.
Here's the problem: As a developer Electron (see http://electron.atom.io/ ) is more attractive to me than Windows APIs. Take a look at the RSS Reader ( https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-appsample-rssreader ). I can make a desktop app that is practically indistinguishable from this app using Electron, so why would I use Windows APIs? If I use Electron then my app will run on Mac and Linux, not just Windows, and my…
- Electron Apps haven't and won't ever 100% fit into the OS environment/theme, neither Windows, macOS, or any Linux desktop
- Electron takes a long time to start up
- Electron eats a big amount of memory
- Electron uses a lot more battrey
- Many APIs of the underlying OS are not avaiable to Electron, especially those not found on competing platforms
So, allow me to say this: If web technologies are more attractive to you (which is completely fine), stick to the web. But don't create Desktop programs that waste ressources and time just for the sake of having "a true cross platform app".