Decided to Quit Debian and Use WSL Instead (Best of Both Worlds)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2023-04-01 01:13:23 UTC
Modified: 2023-04-01 01:18:43 UTC

Hayden Barnes: the only thing Debian needs is a decent back door

Summary: Today starts a journey to a "better" experience, which lets Microsoft audit the kernel and leverage telemetry to improve my Debian experience

THIS is a hard post to write. Today, April 1, I'm beginning my migration. I will report on it later today, explaining how it all went along. Maybe I'll change my mind.

"Thankfully I already have some Microsoft MVPs like Hayden Barnes helping my migration."Having used GNU/Linux since my teenage years I've decided that it's just too boring. I've not rebooted Debian since January when I first installed it (only the post-install reboot) and I am beginning to wonder if there's a bootkit somewhere inside my system. Thank God, Microsoft made "secure" boot to do this for me. As it turns out, Debian 11 is not good anymore. Vista 11 has WSL, which reinvents Cygwin, dating back to 1995. So why on Earth use only GNU/Linux? Best of both worlds, right? Anything else would be an act of bigotry and intolerance.

Thankfully I already have some Microsoft MVPs like Hayden Barnes helping my migration. They kept coming to our IRC network for years, advocating WSL. I give up! They have a point! ⬆

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