Microsoft announced something Linux users would have never dreamed of, the first Microsoft Linux Conference for their WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) implementation.

If you never heard of WSL, let us tell you that Windows Subsystem for Linux is a compatibility layer designed by Microsoft to let you install GNU/Linux distributions and natively run Linux binaries on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 operating systems.

WSL 2, the latest version of Windows Subsystem for Linux, was announced by Microsoft earlier this summer and it introduces major new features like an entirely new architecture that uses a real, in-house built Linux kernel, as well as full system call compatibility to run more Linux apps.

"This kernel has been specially tuned for WSL 2. It has been optimized for size and performance to give an amazing Linux experience on Windows. We will service this Linux kernel through Windows updates, which means you will get the latest security fixes and kernel improvements without needing to manage it yourself," said Microsoft.

Windows Subsystem for Linux Conference takes place March 10-11, 2020

Now that Microsoft finally takes Linux seriously, the tech giant announced the first ever Microsoft Linux Conference for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Dubbed WSLconf, which stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux Conference, the event will take place next year between March 10th and March 11th.

According to Microsoft, the WSLconf event will be organized by the community and no registration fee is required to attend it, though attendee space will be limited. The conference will be held on the Microsoft Redmond campus in Washington, the United States, in Building 20.

During the two-day conference, you will be able to attend presentations from the Ubuntu on WSL team at Canonical, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) team at Microsoft, and the creators of Pengwin, a Linux distro based on Debian GNU/Linux and optimized for WSL. More details about WSLconf are available on the official website.