Microsoft's Linux Kernel
My brain threw an exception when I read this title. Awesome that this is a reality though. Now that we have a Linux kernels running and accessible on both Windows and Chromebooks I feel like we can finally say: 2019 actually is the year of Linux on the desktop. It&#x27;s not a meme anymore, it&#x27;s finally just a true statement.<p>Edit: To those questioning if this really counts as Linux on the Desktop. Yes, I understand what you&#x27;re saying, I too am a bit of a blowhard about Linux and prefer to use the real deal, not some kernel on a kernel bs. But I think this is still a huge deal in terms of the accessibility of Linux, think of how many young programmers will be able to dip their toes in the Linux pool on their gaming rigs without having to go through an Ubuntu install process (I write, thinking in the back of my mind that I had to go through that, and so maybe they should too.) Yes there is something of an ideological compromise here, because the Linux they&#x27;re running is sitting on a binary blob and not truly free... but Linux still exists in it&#x27;s gloriously free form for them to use when they decide that&#x27;s important to them, I see no harm in them reaping some of the other benefits of Linux without the freedom, it will hopefully become an on ramp to more Linux adopters and programmers.