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Microsoft Discloses 14,000 Pages of Coding Secrets

Posted by Zonk on from the super-seekrit-secrets dept.

OrochimaruVoldemort writes "In an unexpected move, Microsoft has disclosed 14,000 pages of coding secrets. According to The Register: 'This is Microsoft's latest effort to satisfy anti-trust concerns of the European Union, which is possibly a tougher adversary for the company than Google.' The article mentioned that this will be done in three phases. 'Between now and June it will garner feedback from the developer community. Then, at the end of June, Microsoft will publish the final versions of technical documentation — along with definitive patent licensing terms.' Lets just hope those terms are pro open source."

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  1. Re:WINE by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    (intelligently) So, you're obviously new here. Welcome to Slashdot.
  2. Give me a break by Juliemac · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I get sick of this "everything" must be Open Source and must be FREE BS. I took a great amount of time developing my skills as a EE and programmer. If I work hard and work out a way to do something that no one else can do, I'd LOVE to profit from it. Only an idiot would work that hard and give it away for free. I applaud the release of the data, I'm going to read the released docs and the licensing then decide then how and what I can do to increase the abilities of my code and how I can use it as leverage to increase my income. As for Apple? I designed one of the first digital EMG (muscle signals) machines on an Apple IIE. Sold well, worked well. Then Apple closed source and wanted BIG bucks to learn how to redo it for the LISA. Boom. Dead. Where was Linux? Still a wet dream with out a driver. And I know... This is /. before you spout off. view the bloody data. Sheesh.