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by parliament32 2097 days ago
Why not use "in"/"on"?

Linux Subsystem on Windows

Linux Subsystem in Windows

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I expect Microsoft doesn't want to have "Linux" come first in the name from a branding perspective.
I saw a discussion that it was mostly concerns about the Linux trademark when WSL1 didn't actually use a Linux Kernel with the leading part of the name/term.