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Re: WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be

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From "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject Re: WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be
Date Thu, 9 Jul 2026 09:40:20 +0200
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On 2026-07-09 09:28, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jul 2026 09:11:20 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-07-09 01:12, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 12:00:14 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2026-07-08 02:47, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2026 10:59:46 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2026-07-07 08:54, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All that can be done from reverse-engineering the JavaScript.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's not something I will ever do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have two practical solutions:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      1) Use Windows
>>>>>>      2) Pay someone to do it for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am sure there are others in the same boat as you. Why not pool
>>>>> resources and sponsor someone to fix the problem in an
>>>>> open-source way, once and for all?
>>>>
>>>> No, that will not happen. The Linux people will not create a PDF
>>>> reader with Javascript support ...
>>>
>>> Who are these “Linux people” who are the gatekeepers to what you
>>> can do on your own machine?
>>
>> That's way out of what I can do.
> 
> I am sure there are others in the same boat as you. Why not pool
> resources and sponsor someone to fix the problem in an open-source
> way, once and for all?

Again, will not happen.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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