[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/27/2024 9:10 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> MS own explanation is:
> 
> <quote>
> WSL 2 is a major overhaul of the underlying architecture and uses 
> virtualization technology and a Linux kernel to enable new features. The 
> primary goals of this update are to increase file system performance and 
> add full system call compatibility.
> </quote>
> 
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions
> 
> I have always believed the second one was the key - emulating an OS
> 95% or 99% or 99.9% is doable - emulating an OS 100% is difficult.

If we instead of looking at Linux emulation under Windows go to
the opposite direction Windows emulation under Linux, then we
have Wine and https://appdb.winehq.org/ that lists what works
and what does not work. A lot works just fine. But for some
"a lot" is not good enough.

Arne