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Microsoft Planning on Opening Up More Source

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the take-a-look-at-this dept.

mhh5 writes "It's a bit surprising, but it looks like Microsoft is considering making some of its code open source. Obviously, Microsoft's OS or Office are not going to be opened, and it seems like Microsoft is just trying to get more developers, but it's a interesting change of policy."

2 of 482 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Finally! by Darth+Cider · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sure, but since DOS is still present in Windows, that might actually do Microsoft some good.

  2. Patents by dvduval · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Soon they will be putting a patent on Open Source.