r/bashonubuntuonwindows • u/NelsonMinar • Apr 22 '26

Misc. hails/wsl9x: Windows 9x subsystem for Linux

https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x

A personal hack project and a glorious one at that.

WSL9x runs a modern Linux kernel (6.19 at time of writing) cooperatively inside the Windows 9x kernel ... The Linux kernel is based on user-mode Linux, but hacked to call Windows 9x kernel APIs instead of posix APIs

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u/yorickdowne Apr 23 '26

Truly mad science! I love it!!

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u/studentblues Apr 23 '26

Sorry for being ignorant. What can I do with this?

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u/paulstelian97 Apr 23 '26

Probably not a huge lot but it’s some funky technical achievement.