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pestaa
on Jan 21, 2012
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Ask HN: Your favorite open source applications/sof...
How does "windows" qualify as an open source application? Certainly not as Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) I suppose.
bmelton
on Jan 21, 2012
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I suppose it depends on how you define 'open source', but Windows has released the source to those willing to sign an NDA and all that.
I know a few people with copies.
dholowiski
on Jan 23, 2012
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No matter how you define open source, windows isn't it. At the best, it's been called 'shared source' in the cases you mentioned, but that is a long way from open source.
bmelton
on Jan 23, 2012
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I agree, I was just trying to give the OP the benefit of the doubt.
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