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So no documents?
I thought they were also releasing the documents they were asked for. If they release only the code its an obfuscation. Since they can't copy the code without violating the copyright, and have to figure out what it's doing and re-write it in a different way.

I think you'll find they're also releasing the documentation otherwise its a pretty pointless PR stunt.
Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 01/26/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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They Didn't Ask For It  Edward Meyers | 01/26/06
I think YBK got it right  Michael Kelly | 01/26/06
Even an open source project could pay 50,000, the problem is the license  DonnieBoy | 01/26/06
Isn't this supposed to be a punishment for anti-trust violations?  Zogg | 01/26/06
So no documents?  Nigel Johnstone | 01/26/06
MS already provided documents, months late, that was NOT  DonnieBoy | 01/26/06
There documentation is excellent  Nigel Johnstone | 01/26/06
Confirmation  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
to be precise  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Hate to break the news  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
What happened to all those "source code"...  ye | 01/26/06
Roadapples and Macintoshes  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
It's nice of them  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Sounds like having the source code is not...  ye | 01/26/06
Access to source code has limited benefit  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
I agree...it does have limited benefit...  ye | 01/26/06
You are confusing two issues here.  Zogg | 01/26/06
Not confusing anything...I'm just...  ye | 01/26/06
You are the one bringing Open Source into this!  Zogg | 01/26/06
The most suprising thing is MS never documented their code for internal use  DonnieBoy | 01/26/06
Source code is the best documentation  sdw@... | 01/26/06
Rubbish  tracy anne | 01/26/06
But if your documentation is source code...  Zogg | 01/26/06
Well, maybe the second  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
The code is spagehtti  hawkeyeaz1 | 01/26/06
Micro$ux likes to pay expensive lawyers...  nix_os_fan | 01/26/06
Some interesting quotes and links  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Ask me a hard one  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
Microsoft source-code offer surprises EU  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/06
So...  Anti_Zealot | 01/26/06
You are correct  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/06
Not so fast...  Physco Dude | 01/27/06
not exactly  timeofmind | 01/26/06
Where can I find this kind of documentation...  ye | 01/26/06
have a look  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
OK...there's one, what about the others?  ye | 01/26/06
How about some little work yourselves  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Not interested...  ye | 01/26/06
I could have expected it happy  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Open Source projects come in many sizes.  Zogg | 01/26/06
I don't see the problem  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/06
Liabilities  mosborne | 01/26/06
It's comments like this...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/26/06
Could you elaborate  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Because...  ye | 01/26/06
Where?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
You can't have it both ways folks...  ye | 01/26/06
Furious backpedalling  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
No...  ye | 01/26/06
YBK, what i think he means(i could be wrong)  Monkey_MCSE | 01/26/06
This is the only thing you got right:  ye | 01/26/06
Benefit  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 01/27/06
Can you define that for me please?  Linux Advocate | 01/27/06
Hypocracy  s_gamgee | 01/28/06
Skip the zealot stuff, please  mosborne | 01/26/06
This isn't about what I think...  ye | 01/26/06
Your constant references to zealots detracts  mosborne | 01/26/06
Not at all...  ye | 01/26/06
So I ask you how...  s_gamgee | 01/28/06
could you point me  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Nice in theory  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/26/06
What my experience is  tombalablomba | 01/26/06
Wasting time  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
Agreed.  mosborne | 01/26/06
Well...  mosborne | 01/26/06
if this is the case John...  Monkey_MCSE | 01/26/06
Software engineering  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
Horses with VERY long legs  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/26/06
Nice attempt  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
The issue is not whether open source  mosborne | 01/26/06
If MS has such wonderful documentation, then why not just provide it?  Zogg | 01/26/06
User docs != specifications  Tsu Dho Nimh | 01/26/06
Light bulb joke  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/27/06
What is your point then...  Physco Dude | 01/27/06
Which means MS..  s_gamgee | 01/28/06
The real issue  tracy anne | 01/26/06
Microsoft is a professional software company.  Zogg | 01/26/06
No Documentation?  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 01/27/06
This seems to be a strange comment in itself...  Physco Dude | 01/27/06
News Item  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/26/06
EU$ux has very interesting times before it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/26/06
Programming One  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 01/27/06
Good point  tracy anne | 01/27/06
So I wrote Burlington...  s_gamgee | 01/28/06

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