WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) began with its first version in August 2016 and was notably upgraded in 2019 with WSL 2, which introduced a full Linux kernel instead of an emulator, markedly enhancing the user experience. Recently, Microsoft has continued to contribute to the open-source community by making command line tools like wsl.exe and wslg.exe open source. Despite this movement towards openness, certain core components like Lxcore.sys and related files remain proprietary and are a part of Windows.
The first version of WSL was released in August 2016, but WSL 2, launched three years later, significantly improved functionality by replacing the emulator with a full Linux kernel.
This week, Microsoft has further embraced the open-source community by releasing the source code for key command line tools associated with WSL, although certain components remain proprietary.
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