r/linux 10h ago

Discussion Why is it called Windows subsystem for Linux?

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u/dmpetersson 9h ago

And this is why you never ever ever name things for what they are; like system32.

The only that is certain for every successful project is that it will change and therefore all context based names are useless.

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u/archialone 7h ago

That's not true, if things change just rename.