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		redox99 on April 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open Sourcing DOS 4 > Releasing the sources for 32-bit Windows versions even this old may have an adverse effect on Microsoft's market domination. I disagree that releasing Windows 9x source code would have any impact on MS market domination. > I doubt Microsoft would ever open-source any NT Windows versions because the current ones are based on the same code Nowadays releasing something NT like XP may seem crazy. But in 15 years it will be so far away from future Windows, that it won't be that crazy.

grishka on April 26, 2024 [–]

> But in 15 years it will be so far away from future Windows, that it won't be that crazy.

It's not like the NT kernel will be going away from current Microsoft products anytime soon.

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