The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
blogs.windows.com
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:

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

  • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    No real reason to extinguish here, Microsoft is a services company and can offer those services on Windows and Linux.

    I’d wager you’re more likely to see an official compatibility layer on Linux supported by Microsoft before you see them move to extinguish.