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In 2018, Microsoft acquired [[GitHub]], the largest host for open source project infrastructure. Microsoft is among the site's most active contributors and the site hosts the source code for Microsoft's [[Visual Studio Code]] and .NET [[runtime system]]. The company, though, has received some criticism for only providing limited returns to the Linux community, since the [[GPL license]] lets Microsoft modify Linux source code for internal use without sharing those changes.{{sfn|Radits|2019|p=35}} In 2019, Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 transitioned from an emulated Linux kernel to a full Linux kernel within a [[virtual machine]], improving processor performance manifold. In-keeping with the GPL open source license, Microsoft will submit its kernel improvements for accommodation into the master, public release.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bright |first1=Peter |title=Windows 10 will soon ship with a full, open source, GPLed Linux kernel |work=[[Ars Technica]] |date=2019-05-06 |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/windows-10-will-soon-ship-with-a-full-open-source-gpled-linux-kernel/ |accessdate=2019-05-07 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Microsoft transitioned its [[Microsoft Edge|Edge browser]] to use the open source [[Chromium]] (also the basis for [[Google Chrome]]) in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Tom |title=Inside Microsoft’s surprise decision to work with Google on its Edge browser |work=[[The Verge]] |date=2019-05-06 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527550/microsoft-chromium-edge-google-history-collaboration |accessdate=2019-05-07 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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