[Wolves] something to talk about (reading Linux files from Windows)

[Adam Sweet]

On 09/04/2020 11:43, Adam Sweet wrote:
> On 08/04/2020 20:27, David Goodwin via Wolves wrote:
>> https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/8/21213783/microsoft-windows-10-linux-file-explorer-integration-features
>>
>> If I'm reading that right, people will now be able to view their Linux files when booted into Windows ....

<Heavily abbreviated summary below>

> I think this, along with the Windows Subsystem for Linux are smart 
> moves from Microsoft and great for the people that need them. Things
> like containers, git, ansible and Kubernetes leave Windows in the 
> cold.
> 
> WSL made sense to bring the tools people are using back to the 
> Windows desktop without having to shell out to something else. 
> Essentially WSL is a platform pull. Reduce the need for separate 
> Linux dev boxes, or worse Linux desktops.
> 
> As I said, this is great for the people that need it and maybe not so
> good for Linux adoption. Putting those tools on the Windows desktop
> though means fewer Linux boxes in the long term. Momentum breeds
> momentum.

Going one step further:

https://www.osnews.com/story/131812/microsoft-is-bringing-linux-gui-apps-to-windows-10/

This is good news for Linux people that have to use Windows at work and
good for the people that employ them but probably really bad news for
Linux desktop adoption in business.

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