[razemio]

Just to awnser the question why not using windows. Here are some ideas why the author might have used nix instead:

- reproducible (with minor adjustments even on non-WSL systems)

- if you are used to nix, there is not much which beats it in terms of stability, maintainability, upgradability, and fun (?)

- additional services are typically easier to set up like tailscale-acl, used by the author, which uses pulumi under the hood

- despite some downsides (disc speed was an issue when I used it), WSL is surprisingly capable

[baq]

IME storage speed is only an issue with if you’re using the shared folder capability. It’s as fast as any vm if you stick to the wsl block device.

[razemio]

Correct. I had the issue that I developed a windows native Software but wanted to use my linux Tools.

[nanozuki]

If the author like NixOS, they can use NixOS in native, and then they can get native Ollama again. No need to run nix on WSL

[sharperguy]

The clue seems to be "on your gaming PC". Many linux users still run Windows on their gaming machines due to compatibility. This would also probable be their device which has the most powerful GPU.

[razemio]

They can not game on it (yet). That was the point of this post. Having a 2 in 1 device. For gaming and on demand ai.