ويعتبر هذا من ثمرات مجتمع المصادر المفتوحه على ارغام ميكروسوفت على القبول بمشاركه الكود لبعض منتجاتها
وهذا اول الغيث
هل كانت ستفعل هذا اذا لم تكن تحث بالخطر القادم عليها من انتشار وقبول الناس فكره المصادر المفتوحه ؟
Through Shared Source, Microsoft is sharing source code with customers, partners, developers, academics, and governments worldwide.
The Shared Source Initiative encompasses a spectrum of technologies for individuals and organizations. Learn more about Microsoft's Shared Source programs
Microsoft and Open Source Software
Microsoft has been learning from the OSS community regarding the benefits of deeper collaboration and increased transparency leading to better communication with customers. We believe the most effective pathway for a commercial software company is to strike a balance between investing in research and development and the release of intellectual property assets in the form of source code for both reference and collaborative purposes.
The increased competition resulting from the proliferation of OSS has been constructive for the industry as a whole. The implications of OSS within multiple market segments are causing organizations to figure out what is most important to them. It has placed a higher premium on innovation and a drive to deliver greater value for lower costs. The big winner in this equation has been the software consumer, whose choices have increased dramatically.
The Shared Source Initiative is the manifestation of these factors within Microsoft. With more than 80 source code offerings being used by more than two million developers, Microsoft is looking to apply the best of open source while helping its customers avoid many of the model’s pitfalls. There is no one, correct way to create software. The ecosystem as a whole will benefit from a rich tapestry of development, business, and licensing models.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/shareds...OpenSource.mspx
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