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Mon, Mar 10 2008 11:50 AM	Permanent Link
"Rita"	http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/10/bill_hilf_open_source_windows/
Fri, Mar 14 2008 11:20 AM	Permanent Link
Dave Harrison	Rita wrote: > http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/10/bill_hilf_open_source_windows/ > > I don't think MS wants to release the source code for windows because: 1) It is pretty much spaghetti code and most would be appalled at the the poor code. 2) Too many security holes would be revealed. 3) MS may have "borrowed" code from other developers. 4) All of the above. Dave
Mon, Mar 17 2008 6:30 PM	Permanent Link
"Lance Ras"	I find it shocking and hard to believe that MS would have "borrowed" code from others...... 8-] Lance "Dave Harrison" <daveh_18824@spammore.com> wrote in message news:2F810104-8A86-41B6-A038-1A6556C704B8@news.elevatesoft.com... > Rita wrote: >> http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/10/bill_hilf_open_source_windows/ > > I don't think MS wants to release the source code for windows because: > > 1) It is pretty much spaghetti code and most would be appalled at the the > poor code. > > 2) Too many security holes would be revealed. > > 3) MS may have "borrowed" code from other developers. > > 4) All of the above. > > Dave