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		gegtik on Sept 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DOS Subsystem for Linux Windows (Subsystem for Linux) - vs - Windows Subsystem (for Linux)

signal11 on Sept 23, 2020 [–]

((Windows Subsystem) for Linux)

is probably closest to WSL1’s intent.

It was a Windows subsystem (the first new one in years), and its goal was to let you run Linux apps.

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