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From GitHub Issue #1 to Reality — WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) Is Now Officially Open Source


WSL just went open source!

Microsoft says that it open sourced WSL to encourage community contributions and accelerate its development while improving Linux support on Windows. Microsoft also shared an overview of WSL's architecture, showing how it leverages the Linux kernel running inside a lightweight virtual machine with tight Windows integration. If you're interested in exploring the source code, contributing to WSL's development, or forking it for your own projects, check out the official documentation and GitHub repository.

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