Title
Engineering WSL in the Open: A Deep Dive into Open Sourcing WSL at Microsoft
Speaker
Craig Loewen
Clint Rutkas
Date and time
2025-10-23T13:00:00Z
Session type
Talk (25 minutes)
Abstract
Ever wondered what it’s like to open source a feature of Windows? Join the WSL dev lead and product manager as they catalogue the journey of WSL from initial ideas to a fully open source Windows Subsystem for Linux. This session will dig into into WSL’s unique architecture, and how we aim to build a healthy OSS repo to work best with the amazing community.
Speaker bio
Craig Loewen is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft who blends technical expertise with strategic vision. Over the past years, he’s played a key role in making Windows the best OS for all developers through his work as the primary product owner for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and now bringing AI tools and workflows to developers in order to empower them to do more.