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Microsoft Shared Source -- With a Twist

Posted by michael on from the twist-of-lemon dept.

chill writes "Microsoft is now willing to share all the source code to WinCE that they don't license from others. This includes the rights to alter the code and sell the altered code! Of course, they want copies of the changes, but the program is FREE." There's another story at Windowsfordevices.com.

2 of 368 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Another Money Making Opportunit by marauder404 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sounds like you're against this only because Microsoft stands to gain from it and would rather see them lose money than see other people gain. That's sad. You're just a MS basher, not an open source promoter. There's a difference.

  2. Re:License Details by tshak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...or am I missing something?

    Yes, you're missing the fact that it doesn't say that you can not distribute the modified version. It's just saying that you can't distribute the modified source - binaries are still OK.

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    There is no longer anything that can be done with computers that is nontrivial and clearly legal. -- Paul Phillips