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WinGet is written in c++ and a AppGet is written in c# so the code isn't copied. I think his complaint is they copied the functional interface.
by JamesBarney 6y ago
WinGet is written in c++ and a
AppGet is written in c# so the code isn't copied.
I think his complaint is they copied the functional interface.
- KayL 6y agohis point: Interview + YAML = Copied "We have already talked with a few of the well-known package manager teams...." https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-package-manager-preview/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-package-m... In my point of view, they do the comparisons and created their own product. The interface is too basic.
- thePunisher 6y agoThat's no crime. If developers wouldn't be allowed to do that we'd have a major crisis on our hands. The worst infringement as far as I'm concerned is that MS tricked him into giving up all his secrets before they implemented it themselves. If Microsoft ever came to talk to me about one of my projects the only thing I'd tell them is: "How much?" (are you willing to pay for it).
- 411111111111111 6y agoWhat secrets? The code is open source. They were probably planning to hire him as well, something just happened in the meantime before he started so it didn't work out. It's a shitty situation for him, but that's just life. Sometimes it sucks.
- onemoresoop 6y agoHis future plans that he disclosed at MS. They made the guy think MS would hire him then they didnt even bother to show him the finger.
- loufe 6y agoIf you read the Github thread it's mentioned that it's not just the interface, but the code structure, and design theory as well.
- hajile 6y agoIf Google v Oracle is ultimately determined in favor of Oracle, copying the functional interface could wind up costing them a ton of money.