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Microsoft Releases WTL To SourceForge

Posted by simoniker on from the forging-on dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft's WTL (Windows Template Library) toolkit source code has been released to SourceForge.net [also part of OSDN, like Slashdot.] InternetNews explains that the toolkit allows a Windows developer to create quick GUIs in C++. According to the project page, WTL extends ATL (Active Template Library) and provides a set of classes for controls, dialogs, frame windows, GDI objects, and more. WTL is licensed under CPL, which is the license Microsoft chose for the SourceForge release of the WiX installer."

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  1. GNAA ANNOUNCES NEW NICK BERG T-SHIRT by rkz · · Score: -1, Troll

    order yours today

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  2. Before feeling sorry for captive terrorists... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Never forget what those bastards did!

  3. Re:Good for them by RTPMatt · · Score: 1, Troll

    The idea is to encourage a larger pool of developers to tinker with the code and improve the bug-finding process.

    Yes, this truly is fantastic. You have to love it when a company releases source code to the community, because they cant be bothered fix software bugs themselves...but still refuses to release the code to their flagship software, whos bugs create some of the worlds largest security issues.

  4. Re:Good for them by zeroprime · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, brings back memories of Apple and the clones.

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  5. Good products? by codepunk · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh yea, you mean the really great software like Front Page for example. Their software is about as good as the boil I am picking on my ass at the moment.

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    1. Re:Good products? by codepunk · · Score: 1, Troll

      Oh you mean that nice product called visio that they did not write but bought?

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  6. Questions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    1. What the hell is a boilerplate project?
    And
    2. Why are you retarded?

  7. The Old Way by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft is clearly unloading the source for things that they're no longer interested in. Perhaps they think they can score a few quick PR points by doing this.

    Yawn. Wake me up when they publish the source to Windows.Forms, or anything else that's current and relevant in the Microsoft developer world. Then I might believe they're playing nice. Maybe.

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  8. Re:Interesting Observation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Reminds me of this movie.

  9. Yo0 fai7 it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    about halF of the

  10. Next thing from M$ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They dump crappy immature .Not and join J2EE band wagon
    and finally put linux kernel in LongHaul.

  11. Re:Interesting Observation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well Mate if u have ever developed on a M$ centric platform u would have only one thing to say....M$$$$$$$$$$$$$ sucks....I wait for the day BSD takes over...
    Thats my 2 cents worth..

    I would give u my name but that would make no diff.