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Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code (www.zdnet.com)
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[–] 79 points 6 months ago (10 children)

This is a very ass-kissy M$ article. Love the "m$ continues to embrace open source". Yeah you can tell because they open the code to their software many decades after it is completely obsolete.

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  • [+] -22 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    What exactly were you expecting? Should they opensource Windows 11?

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  • [–] 42 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, unironically. It'd eliminate most security risks currently inherent to Windows while allowing for decent customization. It would also greatly accelerate WINE and ReactOS, giving legacy software a smooth offramp from insecure older versions of windows to Linux.

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