The announcement closes a nearly nine-year-old request from the developer community, and signals a new era of collaboration ...

Developers can now download the code, contribute bug fixes and new features, and participate in WSL's development.

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux has become an important tool for developers and power users since it was introduced ...

Even the most user-friendly versions of Linux usually require more interaction with a command line than Windows or macOS. The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets anyone get used to Linux without ...

Developers can now look under the hood at the component that allows a Linux environment to run within Windows.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a set of software tools that basically lets you install and run native Linux ...

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open-sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for ...

After years of work, Microsoft has made the WSL code publicly available. Yes, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now officially ...

Microsoft just released the source code for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making the nifty tech open-source nearly a ...

Microsoft is making its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) open-source today, opening up the code for community members to ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) became open source, Microsoft said Monday. This marks the conclusion of a multi-year ...