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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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is this something to do with the three Es?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

The 90s called, they want their joke back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

1/10 no tutorial on how to jump over an office chair.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

Making WSL open source could actually lead to some useful contributions and better transparency overall ; and good for Linux tools?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

nice try. get fucked, microsoft.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

some who can read code tell me why it sucks ass

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Great! With this source code out, I can finally complete the port to Linux. I call it WSL24L, aka "Windows Subsystem For Linux 2, For Linux"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you name every FOSS project? This is uncannily close to what an actual open source project would be called, including the logic behind it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Nah, needs more recursion. The 'W' in "WSL" stands for "WSL"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

sudo apt-get assorted -lettuce -cheese -onion

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the kek

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Garbage on top of garbage. The true nature of macroshafts desperate grasp to get control of linux.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Its a godsend when you have to use Windows for whatever reason and you can have a functional OS to do things with.

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