http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/09/12/OPEN_2F00_SHARED-SOURCE-AT-Microsoft.aspxWhen we started port25 and the OSSL it was met with great skepticism. But there have been a lot of changes going on around us here at Microsoft. And one of those I wanted to bring to your attention...enCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 40109.1145)http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/09/12/OPEN_2F00_SHARED-SOURCE-AT-Microsoft.aspx#3045Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:51:22 GMTaf7480c4-26b7-468d-87b0-2acebabb473d:3045JimDaGeek<p>Exactly what is Microsoft &quot;open sourcing&quot;? &nbsp;Microsoft is _proprietary_ and always will be. &nbsp;Surrounding yourself with all closed and proprietary software and then doing a little &quot;open source&quot; stuff is not what I would call Open Source/Free Software.</p> <p>Free Software is _not_ about being able to take a peek at the code. &nbsp;It is about the FREEDOMS given to you with the source. &nbsp;Microsoft's &quot;shared&quot; source doesn't come close to being Open/Free in any sense.</p> <p>What is the purpose of Microsoft's OSSL if Microsoft will never release anything that is _useful_ under a Free Software Foundation or &nbsp;Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license? &nbsp;To me Microsoft's OSSL just seems like a big waste of money for Microsoft. &nbsp;People in the open source world are not fooled by PR stunts or token gestures. &nbsp; I don't ever see Microsoft releasing anything _useful_ under a _REAL_ Free Software Foundation or Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license.</p> <img src="http://port25.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3045" width="1" height="1">