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MS Releases .NET Source, Sort Of

Posted by timothy on from the tgz-file dept.

cam_macleod writes "A friend at Microsoft (he's a nice guy, really!) pointed me to their release of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) source, which builds successfully on Windows, FreeBSD, and MacOS X 10.2 -- he says Linux too, but their website strangely doesn't mention it!"

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  1. Security by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remember "many eyes".

    If there are any security problems with .NET it all your fault.

    (I'm blind, don't blame me!)

  2. Re:Evil licensing.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They've clearly stated their motives over and over, including in one famous memo:

    Embrace ...

    Extend ...

    ... Extinguish

    You've been embraced.

  3. Not only a flash ad but a m$.net flash ad! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Heh,

    I remember when the new ads came, and we were promised no flash ads. I find it funny that with this story not only do we get a flash ad but its for m$.net!