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Microsoft Open-Sources Windows Calculator (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the marching-forward dept.

Microsoft said today it has made the source code for its Windows calculator available on GitHub. The company said it hopes to work with contributors to improve the user experience of Windows calculator. In a statement, Dave Grochocki and Howard Wolosky of Microsoft said: Today, we're excited to announce that we are open sourcing Windows Calculator on GitHub under the MIT License. This includes the source code, build system, unit tests, and product roadmap. Our goal is to build an even better user experience in partnership with the community. We are encouraging your fresh perspectives and increased participation to help define the future of Calculator. As developers, if you would like to know how different parts of the Calculator app work, easily integrate Calculator logic or UI into your own applications, or contribute directly to something that ships in Windows, now you can. Calculator will continue to go through all usual testing, compliance, security, quality processes, and Insider flighting, just as we do for our other applications.

10 of 292 comments (clear)

  1. Port to Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope this program gets ported to Linux now that it's open source.

    1. Re:Port to Linux by MBGMorden · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think your sarcasm detector may need the battery changed.

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    2. Re:Port to Linux by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      I see this as a rather lame attempt to seem Open Source Friendly by Microsoft. It is like saying you are supporting the homeless in your city, but making sure the dumpster for your cafeteria is unlocked.

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    3. Re:Port to Linux by Killall+-9+Bash · · Score: 3, Funny

      Soon, my beautiful sig.... soon.

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      "Prediction: within 10 years, Windows will be a Linux distribution." Me, 7-6-2016
  2. Finally!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've been waiting years for this!

    1. Re:Finally!!! by sycodon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Next to be released....Clippy!

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  3. WOW! by LaminatorX · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's next, Minesweeper?

    1. Re:WOW! by AlanObject · · Score: 4, Funny

      No they have to get the Windows 3 clock out of the way first.

  4. Wow! by OneHundredAndTen · · Score: 4, Funny

    I will forever remember where I was and what I was doing when I learned about such momentous, earth-shattering news.

  5. Re:Minor Requests by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    This male dominated industry never ceases to amaze me with their constant "pull requests".