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Microsoft Open Sources F#

Posted by Soulskill on from the does-f#-scale dept.

aabelro writes "Don Syme has announced the release of the F# compiler source code as a code drop under Apache 2.0. He wrote, 'The F# PowerPack now includes libraries, tools and the compiler/library source code drops. I'd like to take a moment to explain the F# team's approach to this. Firstly, the source for the F# compiler in our MSI/CTP releases has been available for some time, in the releases themselves, so in that sense there's not much new in this release. Secondly, we've always made sure we have a free download binary release of F# available, and will continue to do that, and that should still be the main way you "get" a release of F#. However, we've long discussed making compiler+library source available in a different way. After some discussion, we've decided to do this via a "code drop" model, where we make available versions of the compiler+library code logically matching each release of the F# language itself.'"

5 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. Seriously, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    F### that Microsoft S###.

  2. WTF is "F#"?? by bradgoodman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never-mind...rhetorical question...

  3. Re:So .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's more like that exercise machine that nobody's used in years, so somebody finally leaves it out at the curb. You can take it if you'd like.

  4. Re:What is F#? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    For starters, it's five semitones higher!

  5. F#CK Yeah by fonky · · Score: 5, Funny

    so they released the F# Compiler Kit?