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The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
(blogs.windows.com)
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this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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I wish they'd open source the name.
It should be called the "Linux Subsystem for Windows".
It's a subsystem of Windows. Therefore, a Windows Subsystem. I don't know what else would make sense. A "subsystem of Linux for Windows" wouldn't make sense. They don't call their other features "Notepad for Windows" or "Defender for Windows."
Does 'Notepad subsystem for Linux' sound to you like a Windows or Linux subsystem?
It sounds like a subsystem of notepad because that's the word used as the modifier.