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I don't know if they still do it, but some time ago, Microsoft used to "lend" Windows source code to some academics that worked on operating systems.
by yodsanklai 12y ago
I don't know if they still do it, but some time ago, Microsoft used to "lend" Windows source code to some academics that worked on operating systems.
- venomsnake 12y agoThe code is not that valuable anyway. No one will be able to steal IP from them, very few people will have the acumen to build their distro, so they have nothing to lose. And in the case that people find innovative uses for windows - hey - pay up.