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

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 announced that most of Windows Subsystem for Linux, except for elements directly tied to Windows, is now open-source.

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

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

Microsoft has announced at Build 2025 that the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source, with its code available ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a ...

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

Microsoft has announced that it's open sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and is inviting developers in the community to contribute and help make Windows the best OS for cross-platform app ...

Microsoft releases its Windows subsystem for Linux as an open source project and invites the community to develop it. However, some parts remain proprietary.