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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Shared_Source_InitiativeShared Source Initiative - Wikipedia

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   Shared Source Initiative. The Shared Source Initiative ( SSI) is a source-available software licensing scheme launched by Microsoft in May 2001. [1] The program includes a spectrum of technologies and licenses, and most of its source code offerings are available for download after eligibility criteria are met. [2]

2. thenewstack.io › microsoft-finally-came-aroundHow Microsoft Finally Came Around to Open Source

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   Feb 16, 2017 · After Microsoft issued the famed “Halloween” documents, starting with an anti-Linux, anti-open source memo that leaked, the company also started to investigate how to begin interacting with what was quickly becoming a movement in the developer world. The company launched a Shared Source Initiative and installed Jason Matusow to oversee the ...

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   What is Microsoft Shared Source Initiative?

   • But with almost all of its revenues derived from the licensing of proprietary software, Microsoft needs an approach to source code access that permits it to continue to use its current business model. The Microsoft Shared Source Initiative is Microsoft's attempt to solve this source code access dilemma.

   Microsoft Shared Source Initiative - O'Reilly Media

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   What is a Shared Source Initiative license?

   • Through Shared Source Initiative licenses such as the CE Source Licensing Program and the C#/JScript/CLI Implementations Source Licensing Program, developers are able to download source code to test new hardware designs, optimize code for devices and create software builds. Under these programs, developers can also distribute their modifications.

   On its Third Anniversary, Microsoft Shared Source Initiative Reaches a

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   What is a shared source license?

   • Two specific shared source licenses are interpreted as free software and open source licenses by FSF and OSI. However, former OSI president Michael Tiemann considers the phrase "Shared Source" itself to be a marketing term created by Microsoft.

   Shared Source Initiative - Wikipedia

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   What does shared source mean?

   • Shared source is a marketing term created and controlled by Microsoft. Shared source is not open source by another name. Shared source is an insurgent term that distracts and dilutes the Open Source message by using similar-sounding terms and offering similar-sounding promises.

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4. www.microsoft.com › en-us › sharedsourceMicrosoft | Shared Source Initiative

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   Through the Shared Source Initiative Microsoft licenses product source code to qualified customers, enterprises, governments, and partners for debugging and reference purposes. Shared Source Initiative programs currently available are listed below. Each program has a description of its eligibility requirements, intended use, and instructions ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Source-available_softwareSource-available software - Wikipedia

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   Source-available software. Source-available software is software released through a source code distribution model that includes arrangements where the source can be viewed, and in some cases modified, but without necessarily meeting the criteria to be called open-source. [1] The licenses associated with the offerings range from allowing code ...

6. www.oreilly.com › library › view5.3. Microsoft Shared Source Initiative - Understanding Open ...

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   The Microsoft Shared Source Initiative is Microsoft's attempt to solve this source code access dilemma. The Shared Source Initiative has many facets, and it is difficult to describe briefly. It can be most simply explained as an umbrella under which Microsoft positions its many different software-licensing practices.

7. learn.microsoft.com › en-us › archiveC# - .NET Reunified: Microsoft’s Plans for .NET 5

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   Jul 1, 2019 · Figure 1 Source Code Flow Concept from .NET, Mono, and Shared Source Initiative to .NET 5 (click for larger version) Admittedly, Figure 1 is more conceptual than reality, with source code forking (more likely just copying) rather than branching, and features (like Windows Presentation Foundation [WPF] or Windows Forms) migrating rather than ...

8. news.microsoft.com › 2004/03/19 › on-its-thirdOn its Third Anniversary, Microsoft Shared Source Initiative ...

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   Mar 19, 2004 · The CE Program in particular has been very popular with designers of embedded systems. There have been over 250,000 downloads of the Windows CE source code made available through the Shared Source Initiative. Support for teaching and research is another objective of the Shared Source Initiative.