Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta

Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta by tyrw on Friday July 28, 2017 @07:52PM (#14878541)

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'm having a hard time classifying it, since you can use an actual VM but this seems like something less than that.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta by mkl on Friday July 28, 2017 @09:42PM (#14879046)

Correct, it's not a virtual machine at all. It is a reimplementation of the Linux kernel's API. Most userspace Linux programs run as normal and can't tell that the system calls they do aren't handled by the Linux kernel.

[ Parent | on HN ]