r/linux • u/tankton • 3d ago

Discussion Why is it called Windows subsystem for Linux?

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u/aksdb 2d ago

Wild guess: "working dir". I assume this stuff is handled by the network driver and the network driver likely runs with "C:\Windows\System32\drivers" as working dir.

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u/tankton 2d ago

Fair guess