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> CP/M predates the open source movement by thirty years. CP/M was first developed in 1974, the FSF was founded in 1985, so I would say more like eleven years.
by butlerm 5y ago
> CP/M predates the open source movement by thirty years.
CP/M was first developed in 1974, the FSF was founded in 1985, so I would say more like eleven years.
- johnklos 5y agoBeyond the FSF, Berkeley released sources to BSD as open source throughout the '70s.
- p_l 5y agoIBM SHARE predates both BSD and FSF. Open Source used to common, especially before portable binaries.
- pjmlp 5y agoIf you mean bytecode as executable format, the Burroughs B5000 from 1961 was one of the first computers to use such concept.
- p_l 5y agoI mean more the issue where the computers were differing wildly enough that binary distribution of software was very limiting, so it made sense to offer source that could be massaged to run on specific setup.