:Silicon.com: 5 Years Ago... Microsoft Considers Opening Windows
Silicon.com: 5 Years Ago... Microsoft Considers Opening Windows Apr 9, 2004, 01 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (4158 reads)
"08.04.99: Microsoft president Steve Ballmer has hinted that the software giant may release some of its Windows 2000 source code to developers.
"Speaking at the Windows Hardware and Engineering conference in Los Angeles, Ballmer said the firm is considering licensing its operating system (OS) code in response to the popularity of open-source OS Linux..."