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Re:DOS Subsystem for Linux by bzxcvbn on Saturday September 18, 2021 @04:49AM (#28574684)
It could be a subsystem for any one of the programs that run on Windows. For example, if it were virtualized in the browser, it could be called "Edge Subsystem for Linux". With the name WSL, the fact that it's baked directly into the OS is clear.
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Re:DOS Subsystem for Linux by happymellon on Saturday September 18, 2021 @04:59AM (#28574716)
> Edge Subsystem for Linux

Except that it isn't for Linux. So what you wrote implies that this is baked into an OS, but in fact it isn't.

It is extremely confusing.

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Re:DOS Subsystem for Linux by bzxcvbn on Saturday September 18, 2021 @02:56PM (#28578394)
It's a Windows subsystem. What's it for? Running Linux. It's a Windows subsystem for Linux.
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