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Re: Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux

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Post by shevy-java »

Interesting idea. Does it actually work? If so, didn't the guy kind of simplified WSL here?

I have not tested this yet, so I have no idea - but if he managed to pull this off then this may be one of the greatest achievements this year. Or perhaps there are some restrictions to it? Does compiling stuff work in it? So many questions ... who has the answers?

Re: Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux

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Post by dataflow »

andai wrote: post #93

Is this person a wizard? To me, this seems an impossible feat. But I wonder how it seems to people who understand how it works? I'm reminded of this joke: Two mathematicians are talking. One says a theorem is trivial. After two hours of explanation, the other agrees that it is indeed trivial.

I believe this wasn't really even a joke, but a real story that got distorted as joke: https://hsm.stackexchange.com/a/8054

Re: Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux

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Post by hluska »

amelius wrote: post #118
andai wrote: post #93

Is this person a wizard? To me, this seems an impossible feat. But I wonder how it seems to people who understand how it works? I'm reminded of this joke: Two mathematicians are talking. One says a theorem is trivial. After two hours of explanation, the other agrees that it is indeed trivial.

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This is way beyond the current capability of AI. You should likely know that instead of just trashing random projects.

Re: Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux

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Post by pjmlp »

doublerabbit wrote: post #128
pjmlp wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, the best way was VMWare Workstation, followed by Virtual Box.

And before those Virtual PC by Connectix. Which Microsoft bought and dumped.

More like they integrated the technology they cared about into their products.

Re: Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux

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Post by saadn92 »

This being on the front page the same day as "Show HN submissions tripled and now mostly have the same vibe-coded look" is nice to see. One person spends 6 years understanding Win9x internals to run a modern Linux kernel inside it. The other thread is full of apps that took 20 minutes to prompt into existence. Posts like this make me happy.
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