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		russfink 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source They named it “Forscan?” They really named it that, not thinking it could sound close to something else entirely unrelated?

skyyler 11 months ago | [–]

Surely you don't think the executives at Ford expect us to Power Stroke without FORScan?

bigfatkitten 11 months ago | | [–]

Ford’s own software is called FDRS.

Forscan was developed independently by some Russian gentlemen, probably with plenty of reference to FDRS/IDS internals.

xxpor 11 months ago | [–]

Volkswagen's equivalent is VAG-COM

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