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Re:Microsoft Is Now 'Open by Default', Says Xamarin Founder ... by simonh on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @11:14AM (#12901392)
It's hard to see how a port to Linux would ever make back the cost of porting it in the first place.
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Re:Microsoft Is Now 'Open by Default', Says Xamarin Founder ... by notatoad on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:32PM (#12902189)
or how that really has any impact on the general "openness" of microsoft.
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Re:Microsoft Is Now 'Open by Default', Says Xamarin Founder ... by st3v3r on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:36PM (#12902221)
Well, if the company really is "open by default", they can open the source for Office, and the community can aid in the port.
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Re:Microsoft Is Now 'Open by Default', Says Xamarin Founder ... by cryptarch on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:59PM (#12902428)
And they could open-source all future Windows updates!

That actually sounds kinda fun, building your own Windows patches :')

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