Why Microsoft Should Open Source the Leaked Source

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Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
What should Microsoft do, now that a chunk of its NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code have leaked onto the Web? Our guest columnist says Microsoft should make lemonade out of lemons and just open source the whole enchilada.

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb) 04/08/2005 04:56 AM
TechWeb - The software vendor will add to the 20 products it now offers for source-code inspection under its Shared Source Initiative.

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community 05/05/2004 04:06 AM
About a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification, addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and privileges that we associate with open source software.

Columnist: Open Source the Leaked Code

Columnist: Open Source the Leaked Code 02/15/2004 10:31 AM

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the Leaked Source: From the "never-gonna-happen" department, this guy says that Microsoft should just open-source the code that was leaked last week. He makes a good case, but there's no chance Bill would actually go for it.

Why not make lemonade out of lemons by doing the unthinkable: Redistribute the complete NT4 and Windows 2000 code base via either a fully OSS-certified or quasi-open-source license on the MSDN web site?

Sound crazy? Maybe. But think about the positive implications of a fully Microsoft-sanctioned complete release of this code...

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Microsoft source code leaked

Microsoft source code leaked 02/14/2004 03:49 AM
NDTV Feb 14 2004 8:00AM GMT

Microsoft source code leaked out

Microsoft source code leaked out 02/13/2004 12:48 AM
The software giant says part-blueprints of its Windows operating system have been leaked on the internet.

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over Net

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over Net 02/13/2004 12:58 AM
AP via Newsday Feb 13 2004 5:11AM GMT

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over Net
(AP)

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over Net
(AP) 02/12/2004 11:29 PM
AP - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday that portions of its Windows source code — the tightly guarded blueprint of its dominant computer operating system — had been leaked over the Internet.

Microsoft source code leaked on the
Internet

Microsoft source code leaked on the
Internet 02/13/2004 04:47 AM
Toronto Star Online Feb 13 2004 8:39AM GMT

Microsoft focuses on leaked source code

Microsoft focuses on leaked source code 02/18/2004 08:17 PM
Boston Globe Feb 19 2004 0:47AM GMT

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over
Internet (AP)

Microsoft Source Code Leaked Over
Internet (AP) 02/12/2004 10:07 PM
AP - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday that portions of its Windows source code — the tightly guarded blueprints of its dominant operating system — had been leaked over the Internet.

Windows source code leaked, says
Microsoft

Windows source code leaked, says
Microsoft 02/13/2004 02:03 AM
CBC Feb 13 2004 6:37AM GMT

Microsoft source code is leaked on
Internet

Microsoft source code is leaked on
Internet 02/13/2004 04:47 AM
AP via Sunspot Feb 13 2004 8:34AM GMT

Microsoft Focuses on Leaked Source Code
(AP)

Microsoft Focuses on Leaked Source Code
(AP) 02/18/2004 06:45 PM
AP - Microsoft Corp. is sending letters to people who are downloading or sharing portions of its Windows source code, in an effort to stop the illegally obtained operating system blueprints from spreading further over the Internet.

Microsoft source code leaked over
Internet

Microsoft source code leaked over
Internet 02/12/2004 10:18 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 13 2004 2:52AM GMT

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits." 02/17/2004 11:57 PM
As per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself) Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found my post: http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words: ___snip____ -- From: Katrin Verclas Email: steering (a) nosi.net Hi, Kevin - NOSI actually just released a new...

Profanity hidden in leaked Microsoft
source code

Profanity hidden in leaked Microsoft
source code 02/13/2004 10:30 PM
CNN Feb 14 2004 2:52AM GMT

Microsoft Windows 2000 source code
leaked

Microsoft Windows 2000 source code
leaked 02/13/2004 02:30 PM
Marc Bejarano (Feb 12 2004)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Q&A: Microsoft
source code leaked

BBC NEWS | Technology | Q&A: Microsoft
source code leaked 02/14/2004 04:56 AM
the Windows source code is littered with profanity .. BBC: Microsoft source code leaked .. More

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Microsoft Says Parts of Source Code Were
Leaked (washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft Says Parts of Source Code Were
Leaked (washingtonpost.com) 02/13/2004 12:47 AM
washingtonpost.com - Microsoft Corp. last night confirmed that portions of the source code for two versions of its Windows operating system have leaked onto the Internet, a security breach that could give hackers important intelligence about how to exploit flaws in software run by many of the world's computers.

Parts of Microsoft source code for
windows leaked

Parts of Microsoft source code for
windows leaked 02/14/2004 02:35 AM
Hi Pakistan Feb 14 2004 6:42AM GMT

Microsoft Confirms Source Code Leaked
Over Internet

Microsoft Confirms Source Code Leaked
Over Internet 02/12/2004 11:24 PM
Microsoft Corp. confirmed late Thursday that portions of its Windows source code—the tightly guarded blueprints of its dominant operating system—had been leaked over the Internet.

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group 05/07/2004 04:33 PM
A key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the legal standing of open-source software.

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code 02/18/2004 06:53 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 18 2004 11:17PM GMT

Microsoft seeks to stop spread of leaked
source code

Microsoft seeks to stop spread of leaked
source code 02/19/2004 02:37 AM
thestar.com.my Feb 19 2004 6:43AM GMT

Microsoft grapples with company's jewel
source code leaked online

Microsoft grapples with company's jewel
source code leaked online 02/13/2004 03:23 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 13 2004 8:07AM GMT

Parts of Microsoft source code leaked
over Internet, software giant says

Parts of Microsoft source code leaked
over Internet, software giant says 02/12/2004 11:37 PM
Financial Post Feb 13 2004 4:09AM GMT

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
http://www.darwinmag.com/read/030104/open.html ASK A GROUP OF corporate IT leaders whether they'd rather stick their arms into a box of tarantulas or allow open source software (OSS) on their networks, and odds are most would start rolling up their sleeves. Not to do any downloading, either.

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life 06/23/2004 08:27 PM
As Canada protects the patents on genes, Download Aborted wonders whether the genetic code should be considered Open Source. It's slashdotted here. And as atonement for saying something positive about the people at Microsoft — man, you folks are rough! — here's some slashdottism about the anti-Open Source think tanks that Microsoft is funding. (But I still like the Microsofties I've met. So there.)...

Open source process for closed source
development

Open source process for closed source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

IBM Adopts Open Development Internally: "Following on the success of its Eclipse open-source development platform, IBM has quietly been using a form of open-source development internally to create technology the company will sell commercially.

IBM calls its model Community Source, which it defines as a collaborative, internal, open-source-style environment for developing and testing new technology.

Danny Sabbah, vice president of strategy and technology for the IBM Software Group, in Armonk, N.Y., said IBM is using its Community Source model across 100 projects and 2,000 developers in the company. These projects span the IBM Software Group, Systems Group, Research and Global Services, he said."

Very interesting. I'd like to learn more about that. What parts of the so called open source development process have they built into the Community Source model? I've found that most developers have different definitions of the open source development process (via Ross Gardler).

Open source process for open source
development

Open source process for open source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

Sun has given every possible indication that Open Solaris will be run as a true open source project. The latest indication is the make-up of the board of directors: Casper Dik, Roy Fielding, Al Hopper, Simon Phipps, and Rich Teer. (via Simon Phipps - congrats Simon!)

Open source opportunity, open source
risk

Open source opportunity, open source
risk 09/22/2004 10:44 AM
I've been traveling more than usual lately, and while on the road I've been working my way through the ITConversations audio archive. It's full of gems, and one of them is Doug Kaye's interview with Philip Greenspun. While discussing the ArsDigita flameout, Greenspun offers insightful perspectives on the opportunity, and the risk, of open source as a business model. ...

Infotech: Microsoft going open source?

Infotech: Microsoft going open source? 04/11/2004 01:23 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Apr 11 2004 4:45PM GMT

Microsoft Thoughts on Open Source

Microsoft Thoughts on Open Source 11/07/2002 01:38 AM
Some of Microsoft's efforts to disparage open-source software such as Linux have backfired, according to a recent leaked Microsoft memo.

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What if Microsoft decides to go Open
Source?

What if Microsoft decides to go Open
Source? 03/20/2003 02:10 PM

More Open-Source Outreach From Microsoft

More Open-Source Outreach From Microsoft 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Looks like the Redmondians are extending the olive branch yet again. This time, the Microsoft brass are looking to talk with Michael Tiemann, president of the Open Source Initiative and VP of open-source affairs at Red Hat.

Is Microsoft Mellowing Toward Open
Source?

Is Microsoft Mellowing Toward Open
Source? 08/31/2004 03:16 PM
Linux Insider Aug 31 2004 6:32PM GMT

Microsoft: Open source not cheaper

Microsoft: Open source not cheaper 04/14/2004 01:17 PM

Microsoft hits out at open source

Microsoft hits out at open source 05/25/2004 06:43 AM
Computer Weekly May 25 2004 10:58AM GMT
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