Microsoft backs open source work
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Axe4ever writes "Microsoft has bolstered its credentials with advocates of open source software.
It has given cash to the Apache organisation which oversees development of open source web server software.
It has also pledged to open up some of its communications software and protocols so developers are free to study and use them.
The moves are seen as significant because of Microsoft's former opposition to the way open source software is written and maintained.
Software written under an open source ethic gives its developers free access to the inner workings of the code.
By contrast the source code of the software produced by Microsoft is hidden and only available to a limited number of people.
In the past this difference has led Microsoft to criticise the open source movement and its development methods.
Software written under an open source ethic gives its developers free access to the inner workings of the code.
By contrast the source code of the software produced by Microsoft is hidden and only available to a limited number of people.
In the past this difference has led Microsoft to criticise the open source movement and its development methods.
The announcements were made at the Open Source Convention in a keynote speech by Sam Ramji — a director of Microsoft's platform strategy.
Microsoft has also pledged to release details of some of its communication protocols under an open source promise. This lets developers use them for their own ends without fear of prosecution from Microsoft."
It has given cash to the Apache organisation which oversees development of open source web server software.
It has also pledged to open up some of its communications software and protocols so developers are free to study and use them.
The moves are seen as significant because of Microsoft's former opposition to the way open source software is written and maintained.
Software written under an open source ethic gives its developers free access to the inner workings of the code.
By contrast the source code of the software produced by Microsoft is hidden and only available to a limited number of people.
In the past this difference has led Microsoft to criticise the open source movement and its development methods.
Software written under an open source ethic gives its developers free access to the inner workings of the code.
By contrast the source code of the software produced by Microsoft is hidden and only available to a limited number of people.
In the past this difference has led Microsoft to criticise the open source movement and its development methods.
The announcements were made at the Open Source Convention in a keynote speech by Sam Ramji — a director of Microsoft's platform strategy.
Microsoft has also pledged to release details of some of its communication protocols under an open source promise. This lets developers use them for their own ends without fear of prosecution from Microsoft."