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Re:DOS Subsystem for Linux by 0x0nyandesu on Saturday September 18, 2021 @01:31AM (#28573912)
It's cause it's a component in windows so it's "windows: subsystem for linux"
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Re:DOS Subsystem for Linux by silisili on Saturday September 18, 2021 @02:12AM (#28574115)
For is the most confusing word here. In most CS and product sense, 'for' means, well, intended for. Books for nerds. Language for newbies. The predicate is the audience. There's an entire 'for Dummies' line. Windows for Dummies is not...some dummy system of Windows.

Windows xSystem for Linux is not for Linux. It's for Windows.

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