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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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[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 130 points 5 days ago (15 children)

There's a trademark for Linux so Microsoft can't name a product starting with Linux.

https://xcancel.com/richturn_ms/status/1245481405947076610

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 106 points 5 days ago (12 children)

So they can use Linux in the name, just not at the beginning? We're so stupid. Can they do Windows Subsystem for Coke? Or Windows Subsystem for McDonald's? Or Windows Subsystem for MacOs?

Good gravy.

[–] lando55@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Disney presents Good Gravy®️

[–] addison@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

Good Gravy®️ Presentation for Disney

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