<OT> Micro$oft to license source code

HarryG hg57
Thu Jan 26 07:57:20 PST 2006


On Wednesday 25 January 2006 08:06 pm, Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2006, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> >On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:40:31 -0500
> >
> >HarryG <hg57 at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06025/644032.stm
> >>
> >> Guess we will see what happens.  Personally, I think they will squirm
> >> out of it somehow.
> >>
> >> Harry G
> >
> >Another reason MS does not want outsiders seeing there code, If you saw
> > it, you would puke your guts at had badly written it is. They do not
> > follow their own guide lines.
>
> I've never seen any MS code (that would involve signing an NDA and having
> my mind permanently polluted :-), but given what one can see from the
> outside, I have to think it's horrible.
>
> I do have a book here in the Microsoft Programming Series that hast to have
> the funniest title I've seen in years ``Writing Solid Code: Microsoft's
> Techniques for Developing Bugg-Free C Programs''.
>

I would assume you found it in the fiction section of your local book store.

Harry G


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