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I seem to remember hearing a rumor that WSL was originally intended to be a WSA, but that failed internally for some reason so they cleaned it up just enough to

I seem to remember hearing a rumor that WSL was originally intended to be a WSA, but that failed internally for some reason so they cleaned it up just enough to run console applications and shipped it as WSL1?

my123 5y ago
> that failed internally Was available in public beta on Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview.
- monocasa 5y ago
  I mean there were public betas of Longhorn too, and I'd consider that failed internally as well.
  - k8sToGo 5y ago
    Longhorn became Vista no?
    - monocasa 5y ago
      What got released as the Longhorn beta is before the 'development reset' that then became Vista.
noisem4ker 5y ago
Yes. More than a rumor. Look up Project Astoria.
- monocasa 5y ago
  The rumor was that WSL1 was the leftover codebase from Astoria, not that Astoria existed.
  - noisem4ker 5y ago
    Right. I was conflating Project Astoria and Drawbridge.