Linux Developer Reluctantly Accepts WSL Under Duress While Complaining

Description

A three-panel meme using the Lord of the Rings 'Gimli and Legolas' template from the Battle of Helm's Deep. In the first panel, Gimli (a dwarf with a red beard and helmet) states 'I can't see myself using windows'. In the second panel, Legolas (an elf with long blonde hair) asks 'What about using WSL under gunpoint?' In the third panel, a close-up of Gimli's face as he concedes with 'Aye, I could do that... while complaining a lot'. The imgflip.com watermark is visible. The meme captures the common situation where Linux-devoted developers are forced to use Windows at corporate jobs but grudgingly accept WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) as a compromise -- technically running Linux commands while still being trapped in the Windows ecosystem

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick WSL is the technical equivalent of being vegetarian but eating at McDonald's -- technically compliant, spiritually compromised

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

WSL is the technical equivalent of being vegetarian but eating at McDonald's -- technically compliant, spiritually compromised
@Mikle_Bond 7mo

cygwin my beloved
@ahmubashshir 7mo

nah, windows is for games that don't run in wine
@ahmubashshir 7mo

linux is for productivity 🥴
1. @deimossos 7mo
  
  And what is macos for?
  
  Deleted Account 7mo
  
  for femboys
  
  @deimossos 7mo
  
  You are confusing arch users for macos users. My take is that macos is made just to waste money
  
  @ahmubashshir 7mo
  
  yeah
  
  Deleted Account 7mo
  
  yes, of course