When it comes to options regarding the Windows OS, Microsoft has often been considered the more open resource compared to Apple. In a surprising Windows 10 update, the company is providing a better way to use Linux with its OS via the addition of a Linux kernel. This basically means that embracing diversity now applies to choice as much as it applies to everything else in the company.
Jack Hammons, a program manager at Microsoft recently made the announcement for a Linux kernel to be added to Windows 10, The Verge reports. This is not the first time that the company has embraced other systems since it did a similar thing for popular options like Ubuntu. However, this is a bold move on the part of the company since it basically means that it isn’t afraid of competition.
“Beginning with Windows Insiders builds this Summer, we will include an in-house custom-built Linux kernel to underpin the newest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL. The kernel itself will initially be based on version 4.19, the latest long-term stable release of Linux. The kernel will be rebased at the designation of new long-term stable releases to ensure that the WSL kernel always has the latest Linux goodness,” Hammons said.
This direct integration of the Linux kernel in Windows 10 will not only make the system easier to use, but also helps reduce the number of bugs that will likely be encountered. Of course, with this being Microsoft, the company is likely to find a way to mess it up, so users can just expect that right now. Even so, this is a step in the right direction.
With so many users preferring to go with Linux or Ubuntu, it only makes sense for the tech giant to cater to do those customers, as well. This latest Windows 10 plan is basically its declaration that it is secure enough to give users more freedom of choice.


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