Star MS To Release Source Code to .NET Framework Libraries
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Oct 2007 19:39 UTC, submitted by gonzo
.NET (dotGNU too) "One of the things my team has been working to enable has been the ability for .NET developers to download and browse the source code of the .NET Framework libraries, and to easily enable debugging support in them. Today I'm excited to announce that we'll be providing this with the .NET 3.5 and VS 2008 release later this year. We'll begin by offering the source code (with source file comments included) for the .NET Base Class Libraries, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, XML, and WPF. We'll then be adding more libraries in the months ahead (including WCF, Workflow, and LINQ). The source code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License."
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RE[2]: Microsoft Reference License
by tomcat on Thu 4th Oct 2007 20:09 UTC in reply to "RE: Microsoft Reference License"
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2006-01-06

These flawed copies will make MS scramble to explain why their cross-platform .NET programs don't work on Imperfect .NET Implementation XYZ, damaging their reputation, and they'll only have themselves to blame for releasing the code in the first place.


How does this differ from any OSS project? Forks happen all the time. That's the risk of releasing source code.

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