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On Aug 20, 2025 at 11:56:51rC>PM EDT, "Lawrence D-|Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
Even Apple has now added its own version of WSL, with the ability
to run Linux VM instances on macOS. Like Microsoft, it has read the
writing on the wall about the inevitable Linux takeover.
Except that MacOS is already Unix. You know, the original thing that
Linux is a copy of.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:30:48 +0000, Tyrone wrote:
On Aug 20, 2025 at 11:56:51rC>PM EDT, "Lawrence D-|Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid>
wrote:
Even Apple has now added its own version of WSL, with the ability
to run Linux VM instances on macOS. Like Microsoft, it has read the
writing on the wall about the inevitable Linux takeover.
Except that MacOS is already Unix. You know, the original thing that
Linux is a copy of.
So why does Apple need to copy Linux, which is supposed to be a copy
of what it already is, then?
Maybe ApplerCOs copy of Unix wasnrCOt good enough ... or maybe the
original concept of what Unix is about is no longer good enough, and
what matters now is not Unix, but Linux.