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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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[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Now it's our time to do some EEE

nice try. get fucked, microsoft.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (9 children)

I don't understand this.

Does this mean Windows programs and exe files will now run natively on linux?

Edit: unclear why someone asking a question gets a 50/50 downvote to upvote response....

"OOOOHHHH!!!!! THIS GUY DOESN'T KNOW ALL THE THINGS I KNOW!!!! BOOOOO!!!!!"

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah the naming is absurdly stupid. Its a linux subsystem that is part of windows nowadays. Its so people on windows can get access to a proper terminal interface.

[–] anachrohack@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Windows has a terminal interface already!

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

that thing is a glorified childs toy tho

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How was it not open source before? Isn't linux gpl?

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