Microsoft Ponders Shared-Sourcing SQL Server

Posted by Zonk on Sunday February 27, 2005 @01:32AM from the more-toys-to-play-with dept.

i_frame writes "C|net is reporting in an interview with Tom Rizo, director of product management in Microsoft's SQL server unit, that 'the company is thinking about including the forthcoming SQL Server 2005 in Microsoft's shared-source program for disclosing product source to customers'. Is Microsoft reinventing themselves, and are they ready to learn the benefits of open source?" From the article: "It's not finalized. It's not anything there, but if a lot of customers demand it, we'll definitely look at doing shared source with SQL Server..."

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Re:Share Source is not shared by bbc · 2005-02-27 04:13 · Score: 0, Troll

"Indeed.. there is a huge difference between shared source and open source."

Er, no there isn't? Both are about being able to look at the source code. You have no other freedoms.

If you want to be truly free, use Free Software, not Open/Shared Source.