Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 27th Feb 2008 21:33 UTC
"Windows Server 2008, which was released earlier this month, was officially launched today. Windows Server 2008 brings many eagerly anticipated admin-pleasing features such as a stripped-down mode called "Server Core" that does away with many unnecessary features that are normally installed, and a new virtualization platform - 'Hyper-V' - that should increase Microsoft's foothold in this increasingly important market sector. Windows Server 2008 wasn't the only product to be launched today either; Visual Studio 2008 also saw its official launch, even though it has been finished and available since November, and some fanfare was made about SQL Server 2008, though that won't be finished until later in the year."
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2006-02-24
You must be kidding. There are admins which have to resort to hacking binaries in order to fix bugs which the vendor has promised to fix, but failed to deliver.
Having access to source code is one of the most potent weapon an admin has against hard to troubleshoot problems, or for performance optimization. Sometimes, changing the code doesn't even factor in the equation, as it is also used to understand how the implementation differs to the documentation when it produces unexpected behaviour.