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Article: Microsoft Reveals .Net Source Code; Microsoft will give developers a view into the source code but won't let them touch it.
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- eWeek
- Article date:
- October 3, 2007
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Microsoft is willing to show its code but doesn't want anyone touching it.
Scott Guthrie, general manager of the Microsoft .Net Framework in Microsoft's Developer Division, said that based on customer and developer feedback, Microsoft is releasing the reference source code availability for the .Net Framework under the Microsoft Reference License to give developers the chance to understand more about the inner workings of the framework's source code.
Guthrie said the Microsoft Reference License allows viewing of source code, but not modification or redistribution. The source code will be downloadable and viewable by anyone who accepts the license agreement. Meanwhile, Microsoft, of Redmond, ...