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Edvard:
From the "It ain't GPL, but it's better than a stick in the eye" department.
Microsoft makes source code for MS-DOS and Word for Windows available to public
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As part of this ongoing project, the museum will make available two of the most widely used software programs of the 1980’s, MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, to help future generations of technologists better understand the roots of personal computing.

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http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/03/25/microsoft-makes-source-code-for-ms-dos-and-word-for-windows-available-to-public.aspx




Now, what do the good folks at the FreeDOS project have to say about this?

... But don't get too excited about the possibility of merging genuine MS-DOS code into FreeDOS. From the download page: "To access this material, you must agree to the terms of the license ... which permits only non-commercial use and does not give you the right to license it to third parties by posting copies elsewhere on the web." The website makes it very clear the "source and object code to Microsoft?s MS-DOS operating system versions 1.1 and 2.0" is for "non-commercial use" only. It's nice that Microsoft released the MS-DOS source code, but this is not "Free software."
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40hz:
Welcome to another installment of: Microsoft and the "Art of the Empty Gesture."  :P

Is anyone truly surprised?  ;)

Vurbal:
Welcome to another installment of: Microsoft and the "Art of the Empty Gesture."  :P
-40hz (March 27, 2014, 04:52 AM)
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It's important to stick to your strengths.

wraith808:
Why is it an empty gesture?

Deozaan:
How is FreeDOS a commercial use? :huh:

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