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It's so strange you mentioned the Win2K source leak - I was just thinking about this yesterday. I remember at the time there was warnings about it on Slashdot a
by mrspeaker 11y ago
It's so strange you mentioned the Win2K source leak - I was just thinking about this yesterday. I remember at the time there was warnings about it on Slashdot along the lines of "Don't download/read the source code, else you'll be 'tainted' and won't be able to commit code to Open Source projects!"
Has it been long enough that I dare peek at it now? ;)
- Analemma_ 11y agoYou're probably fine, unless you ever want to commit to ReactOS. From what I've heard, they're very serious about not letting anyone with exposure to Microsoft's code touch the project, because the clean-room implementation requirements are so strict.
- MichaelGG 11y agoI never contributed to Mono because they didn't allow it if you had MS source code access. That was probably prudent, though should be OK now I'd guess.
- stephengillie 11y agoWhat's funny is Microsoft had some of the same ideology. The belief was nobody could look at Open Source code, or they risked applying the GPL to, like, Windows Vista. The fear was real, if unrealistic.