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Ubuntu on Windows

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shmerl ◴[] No.11391358[source]
So it's like Wine in reverse. Is it FOSS?
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HeadlessChild ◴[] No.11391494[source]
"Microsoft calls it their "Windows Subsystem for Linux". (No, it's not open source at this time.)"
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1. shmerl ◴[] No.11391511[source]
Sounds like they might open it. But probably it won't be as useful as Wine which is portable to POSIX systems. May be it can benefit ReactOS or something.

What could be good though is MS backing the Wine project. But I guess it goes too much against their lock-in DNA.