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It didn’t, however, make Lxcore.sys, P9rdr.sys, or p9np.dll open source, as they are part of Windows. If you want to download the source code for version 2.5.7, GitHub is the place to go.

Microsoft is open-sourcing its Windows Subsystem for Linux. Developers will be able to download the code, build it from source, and add fixes or features.

The other component that will remain closed source are the P9rdr.sys and p9np.dll files that make it possible to use “\wsl.localhost” for filesystem redirection from Windows to Linux.