<ul><li>Microsoft has announced that it is making almost all of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) open source during its Build developer conference.</li><li>WSL, introduced in 2016, provides developers and power users access to a Linux command line and applications within Windows.</li><li>The move to open source WSL comes after years of improvements in performance, installation ease, and addition of features like GPU and audio support.</li><li>Microsoft acknowledged the contributions of the community to WSL and looks forward to allowing direct code contributions through open sourcing.</li></ul>

Microsoft closes 9-year-old feature request, open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux

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