but it would help projects like ReactOS, Wine and Proton
Would you leak its source code?
Juan Thompson
Jace Sanchez
>The Chinese government already got the source code.
they don't have it, they were allowed to review it, but just as concerning.
Connor Roberts
Microsoft gave it to them willingly
Colton Kelly
Aaron Gomez
> leak source code
that would be one massive archive. if it were at all possible to do, sure. I would.
Thomas White
no it wouldn't
the last time windows stuff got leaked, it set reactos back years, because they had to go through everything with a fine-tooth comb to make sure none of it made it into reactos, because leaked code isn't legal to use
Evan Gonzalez
If you want Windows applications, use Windows to run native. Why would you use Linux to run Windows shit in a container?
Wyatt Flores
Windows' applications APIs are documented, there's little need for source code and weird undocumented edge cases can be examined with a kernel debugger. microsoft have already tried to sue wine or react for implementing something the same way as windows does, having the source code would just make development more expensive in that they'd have to prove their implementation was made through clean room reverse engineering rather than stealing microsoft's copyrighted code.
Levi Brown
dubs and true. Windows is closed source, even if the source was known it would be illegal. Maybe someone has already reverse engineered it and is keeping it under wraps
Liam Robinson
> powerpoint
fuck. that's sad. i had always assumed they got their inspiration by opening up their cocaine induced bloodshot eyes one morning, looking over the side of the bed and getting struck by inspiration shaped out of last night's booze and late night pizza spread all over the floor.