The premise of the article is a silly one - that since noone uses WinNT that the source is more valuable shared than deleted. The truth is that MOST of Windows XP and 2003 _is_ WinNT. Microsoft's dominant position comes from the fact that other operating systems don't have the full Windows API. If they released the source to WinNT, that would no longer be the case. In addition, to keep up with XP and 2003 would only require incremental improvements to the existing API - something fairly trivial compared to the Wine project - an API implementation from scratch.
In addition, the author thought that this would curb the rise of Linux. In fact, this would help it as people would simply graft the Win32 API on top of Linux. This idea seems to have escaped the author. In addition, although Microsoft could provide support, they would no longer be the only ones who could. It seems to me that the author understands neither Microsoft nor Open Source. Jon On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Bob Buckley wrote: > That would put MS in a bad way, i.e., a whole new wave of lawsuits. > > I'd rather spend my time continuing the momentum of something that works -- > Linux -- rather than fixing something that kind of works. > > If we could learn anything useful from them it would be their GUI. > > Then again, it would be nice, however, to discover exactly what the h... MS > was thinking. > > BobB > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cannon, Andrew > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 5:32 AM > To: Redhat (E-mail) > Subject: Win NT open source? > > > http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t479-s2136886,00.html > > What do we think? > > Andrew Cannon, Nuclear Technology (J2), NNC Ltd, Booths Hall, Knutsford, > Cheshire, WA16 8QZ. > > Telephone; +44 (0) 1565 843768 > email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > NNC website: http://www.nnc.co.uk > > > > **************************************************************************** > ******* > NNC Limited > Booths Hall > Chelford Road > Knutsford > Cheshire > WA16 8QZ > > Country of Registration: United Kingdom > Registered Number: 1120437 > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify > the NNC system manager by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > **************************************************************************** > ******* > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
