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Google introduced project Treble in Android O and P to allow Android to work against a HAL to basically decouple the underlying Linux Kernel and drivers from the over arching Android Framework.

There was speculation that this would enable Google to swap out the Linux Kernel for Fuschia when it becomes available.

The Windows NT Kernel has had a HAL and the ability to do this since it's inception in the 90s. Microsoft has been toying around with WSL on the desktop, what are the chances that they just beat Google to the punch and are running Android on the Windows Kernel?

How crazy would it be if WSL was just a cover for getting Android running ontop the Windows Kernel?

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worg6y ago

IIRC WSL1 used a kernel compatibility layer, WSL2 uses a virtual machine [with the albeit minimal but very real overhead] so I find difficult to imagine they running android on top of NT [whatever they're calling the kernel nowadays]

cptskippyOP6y ago

> [whatever they're calling the kernel nowadays]

I think they renamed the NT Kernel to Windows Kernel to simplify things but in usual Microsoft fashion it just complicates comparing or discussing Today with Yesterday.

core-questions6y ago

Best mad theory I've seen in a while.

lisnake6y ago

It's not a theory, it is well known fact that first versions of WSL were developed for running Android apps on Windows RT

cptskippyOP6y ago

Is there a write up somewhere on that? I'd love to read about it.

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0 pointscptskippy6y ago0 comments

Google introduced project Treble in Android O and P to allow Android to work against a HAL to basically decouple the underlying Linux Kernel and drivers from the over arching Android Framework.

There was speculation that this would enable Google to swap out the Linux Kernel for Fuschia when it becomes available.

How crazy would it be if WSL was just a cover for getting Android running ontop the Windows Kernel?

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worg6y ago

cptskippyOP6y ago

> [whatever they're calling the kernel nowadays]

I think they renamed the NT Kernel to Windows Kernel to simplify things but in usual Microsoft fashion it just complicates comparing or discussing Today with Yesterday.

core-questions6y ago

Best mad theory I've seen in a while.

lisnake6y ago

It's not a theory, it is well known fact that first versions of WSL were developed for running Android apps on Windows RT

cptskippyOP6y ago

Is there a write up somewhere on that? I'd love to read about it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse