Is Windows moving toward an open source model? Hmmm. Look at this ComputerWeekly article. "Enterprise users will now be able to access Microsoft source code as a result of last week's changes to the Software Assurance subscription licensing programme."
[The Scobleizer Weblog]
The usual question, what metrics are used to draw the line in the sand, i.e. why 1500 desktops as opposed to 1 or 30,000. Source code to what - all versions of Windows, Win2K onwards? And the best of luck to the guys who are told here's the Windows source code, here's the patch code and asked "Is it safe?"
Given the seriously uninformative documentation available - we should all get (read only) access to the source code. The MS .NET bloggers are pouring out (OK I exaggerate) details on CLR internals which leaves us "legacy" programmers somewhat cast adrift.
posted at: 9:38:08 AM 
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