Microsoft Open-Sources Original File Manager From the 1990s So It Can Run On Windows 10 (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Monday April 9, 2018 @07:55AM from the blast-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. Originally released for Windows 3.0, the File Manager was a replacement for managing files through MS-DOS, and allowed Windows users to copy, move, delete, and search for files. While it's a relic from the past, you can still compile the source code Microsoft has released and run the app on Windows 10 today. The source code is available on GitHub, and is maintained by Microsoft veteran Craig Wittenberg under the MIT license. Wittenberg copied the File Manager code from Windows NT 4 back in 2007, and has been maintaining it before open sourcing it recently. It's a testament to the backward compatibility of Windows itself, especially that this was originally included in Windows more than 20 years ago.

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This could help Gnome by Anonymous Coward · 2018-04-09 08:04 · Score: 1, Funny

They should import the source immediately.
Linux bums have a lot to learn from Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · 2018-04-09 08:16 · Score: 0, Funny

How is that for backward compatibility? Linux bums have a lot to learn from Microsoft (which is, btw, the best and most awesome software company in the entire universe)!