I agree that turning Windows to open source would solce many problems in security, stability, and overall quality of the os.Quote:
Originally posted here by TechnologyBudda
I agree with anything said against Microsoft. I've never understood why M$ can't just do one of two simple options:
1. Distribute Windoze source code, so the leigons of computer literates on the net can help in the monumental task of debugging it. (yeah, right)
2. Make Windows open-source, like most UNIX-based Os's, and allow an option for people to send the revised code directly back to the programmers, so they can implement it in future versions of Windoze.
I know that Gates is to interested in $$money$$ to take the time to put a decent OS on the market.
However, as we both know this will never happen. I totally understand why they don't:
(1) Microsoft has been open source's biggest critic, how would it look if they just released window's source code
(2)Microsoft likes to do a lot of sneaky things in the background, releasing the source code would be the end of that
(3) The world would know just how poorly programmed Windows really is
