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I think it's more likely that Windows source code will be available on GitHub in 10 years.
by necrodawg 12y ago
I think it's more likely that Windows source code will be available on GitHub in 10 years.
- vog 12y agoMaybe they'll release old sources for historical / nostalgic reasons - the same reasons for id Software to open source Doom and other classic games.
- lucb1e 12y agoThey did with MS-DOS. I don't understand why not most old software (OSes, programs, games) aren't commonly made open source though, it's not as if anyone is making money with Windows 95 these days.
- TylerH 12y agoI gave the same argument, and was met with things like "because unfettered access to old OS source code might reveal new vulnerabilities in our later OS source code." To which I responded "good, then you can fix them and have better source code"
- Excavator 12y agoMost cited reason I've seen is the patents/copyright mess. Just look at how System Shock 2 is handled for example. Patches being anonymously contributed by a group/person that is said to have access to the source. There's also the situation with the lost source code. For example, as I've understood it, the only reason the Dark Engine source code became available were due to someone finding it in an old Dreamcast SDK.