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Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source, Microsoft said Monday. The tool, which allows developers to run Linux distributions directly in Windows, is available for download, modification, and contribution. "We want Windows to be a great dev box," said Pavan Davuluri, corporate VP at Micr...
The tool, which allows developers to run Linux distributions directly in Windows, is available for download, modification, and contribution. "Having great WSL performance and capabilities" allows developers "to live in the Windows-native experience and take advantage of all they need in Linux. Microsoft significantly refactored core Windows components to make WSL a standalone system before open sourcing it.
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