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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by russfink on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:40PM (#44033247)
They named it “Forscan?” They really named it that, not thinking it could sound close to something else entirely unrelated?
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by skyyler on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:44PM (#44033296)
Surely you don't think the executives at Ford expect us to Power Stroke without FORScan?
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by bigfatkitten on Monday May 19, 2025 @05:50PM (#44035266)
Ford’s own software is called FDRS.

Forscan was developed independently by some Russian gentlemen, probably with plenty of reference to FDRS/IDS internals.

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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by xxpor on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:06PM (#44034223)
Volkswagen's equivalent is VAG-COM
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