“It wasn’t long after the news surfaced today that Microsoft
might make the source code behind SQL Server available to customers
that ZDNet’s TalkBack was buzzing with analysis of the details. As
Microsoft, on a very selective basis, makes certain pockets of the
gazillions of lines of copyrighted code behind all of its software
available under differing terms, it’s definitely taking a step in
the open direction — a step that Microsoft should be commended
for. But concluding that, as a result of these ‘releases,’ that
Microsoft is having serious open source inclinations is a bit of a
stretch…”
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