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Microsoft finally open-sources (most of) Windows Subsystem for Linux
The announcement closes a nearly nine-year-old request from the developer community, and signals a new era of collaboration between Microsoft and open-source contributors.
The goal was to eliminate dual-boot setups or resource-intensive virtual machines (VMs), enabling users to run Linux command-line tools, utilities, and applications natively alongside their Windows software. Microsoft also open-sourced the WSL service (wslservice.exe), which runs VM management, distro booting, networking, and file sharing. Finally, the company has opened up the Linux-side daemons and init processes that handle networking, port forwarding, and other core features.
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