Comment 7M29 Re: How many people

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Microsoft may one day open source Windows

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How many people (Score: 1)

by rocks@pipedot.org on 2015-04-18 02:14 (#79RN)

would want to dive into the Windows source code if given the opportunity?

Re: How many people (Score: 1)

by seriously@pipedot.org on 2015-04-22 21:03 (#7M29)

You'd be surprised to know that the source code of Windows is actually already available (and has been for quite a while) to various governments, companies and universities. It is distributed under very restrictive license and non-disclosure agreements for research (security, new technologies, etc.) and new product integration purpose.

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_source for more info (Microsoft Enterprise Source Licensing Program, Microsoft Windows Academic Program, Microsoft Government Security Program, Most Valuable Professionals Source Licensing Program)

disclaimer: I swear that I've never ever had a look at Windows source code (that way or another).

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