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		ihsw on April 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Docker for Mac Beta Review I would use it for development. Running Linux on Windows without a VM would be a godsend. And no, Cygwin doesn't count.

ithkuil on April 26, 2016 [–]

It has been recently announced by Microsoft and Ubuntu and marketed as Ubuntu for Windows.

It's actually on a windows subsystem that can run linux ELF64 executables natively on windows:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subs...

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