Microsoft's New Core OS Team Learning from Linux

sokk writes "Seems like Microsoft is paying attention to the Linux way of doing things. According to itworld.com, a new central engineering division will work on the core of Windows: "The Windows Core Operating System Division (COSD), within the company's Platforms Group, will be responsible for the core OS platform, including development, program management and testing, Microsoft said in a statement sent via e-mail.". A little further down the page analyst Rob Enderle: "They have been studying Linux extensively. Part of their study has been on how Linux has been able to maintain a high level of consistency in the kernel while groups around it maintain maximum flexibility,". "

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Re:Only a matter of time

[Theatetus]

They already do shared source for their "partners". I got to see some Windows code when I was trying (and eventually failing) to write a driver.

And don't forget that you can see the source code of Windows CE if you want to.