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Microsoft Singularity Now "Open" Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it-pulls-me-in dept.

Alex_Ionescu writes "Microsoft's Singularity operating system (covered previously by Slashdot) is now open to the public for download, under a typical Microsoft academic, non-commercial license. Inside is a fully compilable and bootable version of what could be the basis for the future of Windows, or maybe simply an experiment to demonstrate .NET's capabilities. Singularity, if you'll recall, has gained wide interest from researchers and users alike, by claiming to be a fully managed code kernel (with managed code drivers and applications as well), something that would finally revolutionize the operating system research arena. The project is available on CodePlex."

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  1. !free by EvilRyry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Non-commercial, academic license. Nothing to see here.

    1. Re:!free by Marcion · · Score: 1, Redundant

      Indeed. Non-commercial is not "open source" or free software. It has to be free to use for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial. If you can't resell it then it is not open source or free software,

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  2. Kurzweil was right! by Reverend528 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The singularity is here!

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  3. Mod parent up, is not troll by john-da-luthrun · · Score: 1, Redundant

    A non-commercial, academic license is not "open source". Parent makes a perfectly legitimate point.

  4. Call me when... by UncHellMatt · · Score: 1, Redundant

    FTA: "Haptic technology has uses ranging from remote medical breast checks and exploring distant lands, to recreating the feel of fabrics."

    Yes, but when can I remotely feel and explore distant breasts?

    Gotta have priorities, mate.

    Get... Get your hand away from that moderation button, you! Don't mod me, bro! It's a legitimate, technical and inherently geeky question of a viable, important and distinctly boob related issue that I'm sure I'm not alone in... Oh bugger, you modded me down, didn't you?
    smeg.

  5. Re:Noun VS Adjective by RingDev · · Score: 0, Redundant

    EXACTLY!!!

    This is open source, it is wholly different than OSI's Open Source. The term "Open Source" means exactly what OSI defines it as because it is a proper noun. "open source" means exactly what it sounds like, source that has been opened, because it is an adjective.

    -Rick

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