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Microsoft releases the Preview of WinJS 4.0
Microsoft has released the preview of WinJS 4.0. WinJS is an Open Source JavaScript library by Microsoft which addresses the needs of web developers. The previous update on this library – WinJS 3.0,...
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Open Source is no longer taboo to Microsoft, according to Mark Russinovich
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been the historic closed-software producer in the world, with its proprietary products, services and now online services. However, along with being the doyen of...
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Microsoft’s ConnectTheDots IoT project adds support to Band Sensors
A new update on Microsoft’s open source IoT (Internet of Things) project “ConnectTheDots” brings support to Microsoft Band sensors. Microsoft Open Technologies’ ConnectTheDots.io project aims at...
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Microsoft absorbs MS Open Technology, on its way to Open Source
While declaring that someday the code of Windows operating system will go public, creating a buzz for days, the software giant has now Microsoft Open Technology back to its main company after creating...
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Microsoft will Open-Source Windows Live Writer
Microsoft will now open source its Windows Live Writer tool, says Microsoft’s Scott Hanselman via his tweet on June 10. This is truly great news for lovers of this popular blogging tool. Released back...
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Microsoft open sources WorldWide Telescope under the MIT license
Microsoft has open sourced Worldwide Telescope under the MIT License. Now Worldwide Telescope will be an independent project and will be a part of the .NET foundation. Earlier this year Microsoft had...
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PlagueScanner, an Open Source multiple AV scanner framework released
Recently, GitHub published an open source multiple AV scanner framework, called as PlagueScanner. This open source multiple AV scanner framework is created by security researcher Robert Simmons....
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Microsoft releases Windows Bridge for iOS as Open Source
Microsoft seems to introduce unique ways to reach out to people across the globe with its products. Just when everyone was excited for the release of Windows 10 operating system and its free upgrade;...
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Microsoft now offers Open-Source software for academics
Microsoft now offers Open-Source software for academics. A recent project web page developed by Microsoft Research Team says that the Redmond giant will now offer Open Source code for its research...
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Microsoft and Red Hat announce a Partnership
Redmond giant Microsoft and Red Hat, the Linux vendor are now partners. The companies recently revealed their partnership via official blog posts. The sole aim of this partnership according to the...
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Microsoft to Open Source Chakra; Microsoft Edge’s JavaScript engine
Today, on 5th Dec, Microsoft announced that Chakra, Microsoft Edge’s JavaScript engine, will now be open-source. With this, new opportunities will open up in the world of software, cloud-based services...
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ChakraCore available under the MIT License at the ChakraCore GitHub repository
It is essential for any business establishment to deliver on its announcements. This helps in reposing the faith of its users. Taking cue from this, Microsoft has now made sources of ChakraCore...
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Microsoft releases its own Distribution of FreeBSD operating system
Microsoft earlier was averse to the idea of Open-source software but that’s a thing of the past. The recent announcement from the software giant indicates the change of guard. Yes, Microsoft has...
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LinkedIn won’t change Open Source strategy despite Microsoft acquisition
Before Microsoft acquired LinkedIn, the company was very much interested in Open Source and has been developing its technology to focus in that direction. One might believe that due to the software...
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Microsoft PowerShell is now open sourced and available on Linux
Microsoft has done something rather interesting recently. The company decided to open source its PowerShell tool, so now, it’s available on Linux. This shouldn’t be surprising seeing as Microsoft has...
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Microsoft Office competitor, OpenOffice, could shutdown soon
By now we should know about OpenOffice, office suite platform designed to compete with Microsoft Office. It’s quite popular among the open source community and those who cannot spend money on what...
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Windows 3.0 File Manager goes open-source; now works with Windows 10
For those who have been using Windows for a while, you might remember a file manager that came with Windows 3.0. This first debuted in 1990 with the release of Windows 3.0 itself. When Windows NT 4.0...
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Microsoft open-sources UEFI/BIOS from Surface for any PC maker to use
Microsoft over the years has slowly been showing its acceptance of open source, and this was made even more clear when the company announced it was about to acquire GitHub. Now, the software giant is...
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Windows Calculator is now Open Source
The Windows Calculator has grown from being a basic calculator to an advanced one. Going further, Microsoft has announced to open source Windows Calculator on GitHub. The most significant advantage...
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Windows 10 to ship with DTrace open source debugging and diagnostic tool
Windows 10 will now be shipped with DTrace, an open source debugging and diagnostic tool. DTrace will be shipped in Windows 10 v1903, according to the announcement on Microsoft Tech Community. The...
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