Linux and Windows 95 running side by side? This dev made it happen.

A new project called WSL9X brings Linux support to Windows 95 by running a current kernel without virtualization.
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You can now run modern Linux kernels inside Windows 95 with this fan-made project

Why? Well, why not?

You can now run WSL on Windows 95, in case you're crazy, too

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is an invaluable tool, but anyone wanting to run it on a Windows 9x system would find themselves out of luck until now. A self-described computer tinkerer and hacker ...
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Moving From Windows To FreeBSD As The Linux Chaos Alternative

Back in the innocent days of Windows 98 SE, I nearly switched to Linux on account of how satisfied I was with my Windows experience. This started with the Year of the Linux Desktop in 1999 that ...