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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by p_ing on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:16PM (#44034327)
> Bonus: doing so on either platform doesn't also mean your host OS is running under a hypervisor

Why do you think, technologically, this is some form of "bonus"?

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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by stephenr on Monday May 19, 2025 @09:33PM (#44036881)
Because it broke/put restrictions on the ability to run other hypervisors as the user.
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