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Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows 11 than on Linux PCs, says Canonical (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I will never understand why it's called the Windows subsystem for Linux instead of the other way around? Doesn't Linux system for Windows make so much more sense?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    I don’t like the name but I don’t think so.

    Linux system for Windows = adapted Linux to be able to run in Windows

    Windows subsystem = adapted Windows to be able to run regular linux

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Because their earlier thingy that added partial posix compatibility was called 'windows services for unix', they just continued with backwards naming scheme.

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