Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Mar 2008 20:23 UTC, submitted by SomeMicroserf
Microsoft has released source code from the Singularity research project onto Codeplex under an academic, non-commercial license. "The Singularity Research Development Kit is based on the Microsoft Research Singularity project. It includes source code, build tools, test suites, design notes, and other background materials. The Singularity RDK is for academic non-commercial use only and is governed by this license."
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But's it's still good for its intended purpose -- teaching the techniques, not the system.
Singularity is part of an attempt to create a different way of developing operating systems. Saying that this code can't be used in 'real' projects is beside the point. The idea is not to get people to jury-rig Singularity into a usable operating system; it's to read the papers and look at the code to teach people how to write better OSs.
Personally, I think this is an awesome, happy surprise.