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> How are you ever going to assess the quality of this software in terms of security? If it's very important to you, you can obtain a license that includes sou
by robotresearcher 11y ago
> How are you ever going to assess the quality of this software in terms of security?
If it's very important to you, you can obtain a license that includes source code:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/
- loginusername 11y agoOr I could just use an open source alternative that does not require jumping through such hoops. One where I can edit and compile the source, run it and redistribute it, too. All for free. But I guess all that is also possible under this shared source program you mention?
- robotresearcher 11y agoI don't think you need to sarcastically explain the benefits of Free Software in this forum.
- loginusername 11y agoI agree. Which is why I do not understand how anyone can claim Windows is not "closed source" in the sense of the opposite of "open source", as that term is commonly understood in this forum. Maybe they were being sarcastic?