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OpenEnterpriseTrends: Devs React to Microsoft’s First Open Source Post

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 2004

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Microsoft is getting an earful from Open Source developers in
the wake of the Windows’ giant’s first 100% Open Source release to
SourceForge.

“Last week, Microsoft finally took the ‘plunge’–diving from
Shared Source to full-fledged Open Source, as it posted its Windows
Installer XML (WiX) toolset on SourceForge, and downloadable under
the CPL (Common Public License). Just below, OET includes a sample
of the comments Microsoft is getting, as well as links to where you
can add your own…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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