> they gave Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 7 users. And they still do, even though the upgrade period has official lapsed. I strongly doubt Microsoft will buck

> they gave Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 7 users. And they still do, even though the upgrade period has official lapsed. I strongly doubt Microsoft will buckle to the type of these arguments being made by FSF. The list of demands read like they were written by a neurotic significant other. That being said... I really do hope Microsoft open sources Windows some day, but the problem is that the users that will enjoy the most freedom on day 1 would be black hats. Windows consists of MLOC that has never been publicly audited and it takes far longer to identify and install patches than it does to exploit a vulnerability. If a logical argument that addresses the risks, as well the benefits that Microsoft would see, I am sure that Microsoft would at least enter into dialog about this. Even though RMS (and by association FSF) are fundamentally correct, I have yet to see coherent and reasonable communication originating from them in the Microsoft and FOSS discussion.