Slashdot.org/Closed source Windows
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Slashdot
News for nerds. Stuff that is unimportant and pulled from various web sites across the internets and really doesn't matter all that much.
News for nerds. Stuff that is unimportant and pulled from various web sites across the internets and really doesn't matter all that much.
Userpage | Preferences | Subscribe | Why should you pay us even more? | Are you sure you don't want to pay us? | Logout | Come on, just try subscribing!
Your Rights Online: Closed source Windows?
Posted by Konk
from the it's-not-really-theft dept.
from the it's-not-really-theft dept.
WhiningUser writes:
The LA Times reports that 'Independent software authors have attacked Microsoft's decision to keep the Windows source code closed and proprietary, raising concerns about the ethics of this practice. However, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claimed that releasing the code would be be "financially ruinous" for the company.'
You might remember a completely different recent story about Windows, or this same story from earlier today.
► dupe, microsoft, duped, whatcouldpossiblygowrong (tagging beta)
(1)
Adding comments to this article would be fun and educational!