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by bjourne 628 days ago
The binary is only one part of the puzzle (and largely solved by WSL). Installation/uninstallation and desktop integration is just as much of a hassle.
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int_19h 627 days ago
I don't think you can reasonably assume that people have WSL set up on Windows for the purposes of shipping desktop software. Nor does it cover Mac.
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duped 627 days ago
Well, there's orb on mac which is in some ways better/faster than WSL
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cycomanic 628 days ago
I don't get the argument, if the binary part is solved by WSL it isn't useless is it? Otherwise why would MS invest so much resources into it?
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bjourne 627 days ago
WSL can do a lot more than just run Linux binaries.
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