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The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source. (blogs.windows.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Today we’re very excited to announce the open-source release of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. This is the result of a multiyear effort to prepare for this, and a great closure to the first ever issue raised on the Microsoft/WSL repo:

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 234 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

I still will never understand why it's not called Linux Subsystem for Windows.

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 138 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

There's a trademark for Linux so Microsoft can't name a product starting with Linux.

https://xcancel.com/richturn_ms/status/1245481405947076610

[–] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago

Still doesnt explain why it wasn't called Windows Linux Subsystem (WLS)

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