More comprehensive documentation about WSL2 design and implementation
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Description
The official [WSL2 documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/ ) should be enriched with
- an [architectural overview](https://i.redd.it/po98dksksjx21.png) and details of the current design of WSL and extensibility options
- 9P usages and implementation both on the Linux and the Windows sides.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked official WSL2 documentation and the architectural overview image. Research the current WSL design, extensibility options, and 9P usage and implementation on both Linux and Windows. Done means the documentation covers each requested area accurately and links the new material from the official documentation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100