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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by JackSlateur on Monday May 19, 2025 @01:33PM (#44032371)
Is it really a NTFS issue ?

The culprit would be the plan9 bits (think of smb or nfs but .. wilder ? why are they using 9P again ?)

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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by garblegarble on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:27PM (#44033068)
I'm guessing they use plan9 because distros already ship support for it, and it's super simple compared to NFS? It doesn't seem like CIFS/NFS would be any faster, and they introduce a lot more complexity.
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