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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Microsoft published a guide on how to install Linux. (programming.dev)

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why wouldn't they? Windows 10+ is a great development machine and Microsoft knows that a lot of developers develop with Linux. WSL is great for all parties - including Linux

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I, too, have had the audacity to say WSL is useful on this community and it was also met with down votes. Purists hating and gate keeping, and then they wonder why Linux isn't more popular.

[–] halva@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I'm by no means a purest but I've found WSL... More annoying than using Linux as is. Network oddities, random programs not functioning and just generally subpar as is.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago

Windows 10+ is a great development machine

If doing Windows development, I agree. WSL is a nice "I would like to have a Linux-like environment without losing Windows or running a full-blown VM" measure. This idea has existed for a long time with things like Cygwin, but at the end of the day, a natively-ran Linux distro will be considerably better for many development stacks than WSL.