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osanna@lemmy.vg to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code

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Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code

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osanna@lemmy.vg to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Want a blast from the past? Microsoft just open-sourced its very first operating system, offering a rare insight into the PC's earliest days.
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    What exactly were you expecting? Should they opensource Windows 11?

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      No. They should burn it.

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        Perfect reply doesn’t exis…

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        Edgy

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      Yes.

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      Yes, unironically. It’d eliminate most security risks currently inherent to Windows while allowing for decent customization. It would also greatly accelerate WINE and ReactOS, giving legacy software a smooth offramp from insecure older versions of windows to Linux.

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        But until they were all patched, they’d all be exploitable

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          they already are

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      I’d expect the author of this article to understand what the word embraced means to start with. If this is m$ embracing OS, it’s akin to seeing two people shake hands and shouting “OMG they’re fucking!”

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        “omg they’re fucking”

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