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March 29, 2005
Microsoft's shared source initiative
Microsoft has it's own version of Open Source called Shared Source. Microsoft has also released Open Source such as the WiX Toolset. In particular, in the embedded OS market, Microsoft has experienced fierce competition from the likes of Linux, and has eased licensing restrictions on it's Windows CE OS to counter that threat. Slashdot pointed to an interesting article by Stephen R. Walli which discusses Microsoft's Shared Source initiative and what Open Source might mean for them.
Posted by admin at March 29, 2005 04:00 PM