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0 pointsjosephcsible2y ago0 comments

You're describing WSL2, but the post you quoted explicitly said WSL1.

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But is WSL1 supported by the POSIX layer? I don't think so. I think it uses some of the mechanisms built for the POSIX layer but I think it is a separate "personality".

chasil2y ago

See my post to a peer; this comes from the DEC Mica project, the cancelation of which directly led to Windows NT.

Windows was designed in part as a UNIX kernel.

peterfirefly2y ago

Alright, let me be more clear: WSL1 is NOT the POSIX personality of Windows NT. The POSIX personality was very dumb and minimal. WSL1 is NOT that. It is a different thing. And the POSIX personality doesn't even exist anymore.

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peterfirefly2y ago

But is WSL1 supported by the POSIX layer? I don't think so. I think it uses some of the mechanisms built for the POSIX layer but I think it is a separate "personality".

chasil2y ago

See my post to a peer; this comes from the DEC Mica project, the cancelation of which directly led to Windows NT.

Windows was designed in part as a UNIX kernel.

peterfirefly2y ago

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