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Microsoft .Net Libraries Not Acting "Open Source"

Posted by kdawson on from the promises-broken-or-forgotten dept.

figleaf writes "Three years ago, with much fanfare, Microsoft announced it would make some of the .Net libraries open source using the Microsoft Reference License. Since then Microsoft has reneged on its promise. The reference code site is dead, the blog hasn't been updated in a year and a half, and no one from Microsoft responds to questions on the forum."

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  1. Re:How is this different? by Americano · · Score: 5, Funny

    At the Microsoft site, nobody responds to your questions.

    At the SourceForge site, someone responds to your questions with, "You have the code, figure it out yourself, asshole."

    Worlds of difference, you see.

  2. Re:How is this different? by sunking2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. Sounds to me like they've fully embraced the Open Source mindset. They probably have to get rid of 75% of their documentation though.

  3. Re:This should have been seen from the start by jgagnon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well... I didn't know it wasn't happening... :p

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  4. So.... by shadowrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just like most open source projects!

    ::ducks::

  5. Re:How is this different? by Coren22 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no no, that should be Biiiing!

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  6. Re:Forking by value_added · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, it's not an open source license. You get to see the source code, but you have no rights beyond that.

    I once knew a girl like that.

  7. Re:... and everyone believed Microsoft at its word by Hooya · · Score: 4, Funny

    " ... and everyone believed Microsoft at its word ..."

    Well, no one should have believed Microsoft at its word. Or Excel. Or powerpoint.