• @AnUnusualRelic
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    8 months ago

    Absolutely. The source of Windows is widely made available to innumerable third parties, yet I’ve never seen anyone claim that it’s open source.

    • @cbarrick
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      08 months ago

      I didn’t think the Windows source is widely available, only the compiled form.

      .Net core is open source though.

      • @AnUnusualRelic
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        18 months ago

        A lot of large companies have access to the Windows source tree. It’s quite common.

        • @cbarrick
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          28 months ago

          That’s not “source available” because the software is not released through a source code distribution model.

          Companies may have access in order to produce better drivers or handle security incidents, but those are back-room deals, not part of Windows’ distribution model.