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what is the shared source

Story: Microsoft ponders open-source databaseTotal Replies: 2
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mariuz

Feb 24, 2005
11:33 AM EST 		it looks like open source but it doesn't smell like, is only another hype

"Whatever it seems, this "Shared Source" thing has nothing to do with building community outside of Microsoft. Would you ever share source with a monopolist? What then is Shared Source? I claim it is not so much a license as it is a treaty, crafted by executives trying to buy time while they put down the internal rebellion that is Microsoft's own civil war."

http://www.opensource.org/docs/sharedsource.php
peragrin

Feb 24, 2005
11:47 AM EST 		Shared Source is just that.

You the small time programmer finds a bug in MSFT code, you tell them how to fix it. Your name is removed.

Linux & GPL

You the small time programmr finds a bug, you patch it, and show the others how it was done. Your name is added to the list of of contributors who have worked on the kernel.
TxtEdMacs

Feb 24, 2005
1:32 PM EST 		I would suggest, if ever offered the option of even looking at a "Shared Source" application or project you politely demure. Just looking at the code could legally block any contribution you might wish to make to a real free or open source project in the future.

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