Windows 10: Microsoft: An Open Source Windows Is ‘Definitely Possible’

Read more: Microsoft: An Open Source Windows Is | WIRED

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Windows 10 And Google Play Store

You might be thinking of PS4 and XBox emulators, where the reverse-engineering is definitely illegal. Reverse-engineering of open source code is legal by definition.

 

Future of Windows before 2020 and 2025

The whole "Windows as a Service" idea is so confusing.

According to the Lifecycle Fact Sheet, Windows 10 Mainstream Support ends in 2020 (security updates only after that) and Extended Support ends in 2025. After that, Windows 10 is dead.

So, I am wondering if Microsoft is developing an "open-source" version of the Windows platform that will succeed Windows 10 before the Mainstream Support lifecycle ends. If this is possible, will the open-source version be just the core components of the
platform? Will this new platform be the upstream for the proprietary versions of Windows? Will the "Home" edition of the proprietary Windows be released as "freeware", while the "Pro" and "Enterprise" versions remain "commercial"? Could the open-source version
have a new open-source .NET Framework? Is "Command Prompt" dead, and will PowerShell replace it?

I just want to be prepared for whatever comes.

 

I would so LOVE that to happen but chances are slim to none.

 

That would be nice.. not sure if it will occur or not.

 

Hope not. . .look at Linux. . .do I need to say more. . .*really

 

AH.. YES.. Linux is a nightmare when it comes to that.. too many distros for it's own good I thinks. While Open Source is good for some things it can be bad for others, IMO.

Python is open source but the people who contribute don't try to go there own way with a separate version,

 

Just can't see this happening.

 

Hi there

Linux AND Windows together --what a great Idea -- but as Humans I don't think we've really got rid of all the egos etc that'll make it happen any time soon. Just take Political Parties (not a Political Post please note) -- you often get a load of more "Left wing" parties wanting to get rid of say relatively right wing parties and once they gain power they split up into zillions of factions all fighting viscously over often quite trivial differences.

Even Linux has its share of disagreements in the Open Source Community. The Philosophical idea is GREAT - a decent OS worked on by all sorts of people -- but are we ready as Humans capable of taking the next step. Just read the Daily papers -- 4 Great philosophies or "Faiths" - Muslim, Christian, Buddhism and Judaism essentially preach the same ideals but you don't need to read any further to see of the various conflicts going around on Planet Earth to understand the problems of getting people who even subscribe to the same "faith" to work together.

I'd still love it to happen though.

Cheers
jimbo

 

What Windows would be without the support of manufacturers and third-party drivers ? Just look at that.
I don't think Windows OS will go open source, albeit MS has many repositories in Github. That would be a miracle.
Open Source offers security, privacy and stability and the reason is simple, too many eyes on the code and not just the paid developers of the company. But because Open Source demands an open source license, this just could not happen. Too many companies have licensed Windows since they was born. Maybe a modified open-source like license in less utopian.

 

Hi there

You could still have OPEN SOURCE with application interfaces to various bits (API's) so what needed to be proprietary -- say hardware drivers or security based code could be embedded in the API.

The kernel would also need some sort of status key so that only "authorised" callers would be able to access the relevant API.

IBM did something like this years ago (donkey's years ago -- circa 1970) with MVS mainframe OS. They had a PSW status word which enabled "Supervisor" or "Application" state. To change this you had to issue a "Supervisor call (SVC) which would set up the relevant parameters etc. If an Application Program (rather than a "System task") made the SVC call it would be rejected if it wasn't "Authorised".

Too complex to explain here - but IBM MVS probably was the least hacked system in history.

Cheers


jimbo

 

Open Source, seems to work well for Mozilla, in their Firefox Browser.

I love their "Sync" feature, where I can install Firefox on any of my 10+ PC's, then run "Sync" and have all my settings, bookmarks, etc. installed for me, and it's all FREE. Good stuff for FREE is so hard to find anymore. *Smile

I know first hand, what's been said about Linux. Too many versions!!! I just tried "Tails" and their browser seems to work, but their email program totally wets the bed!!!

Guess I'll stick to good ol' Winders.

Cheers Mates,
*Cool

 

Sounds like an expansion of the IoT. They are going to release a free version of Windows 10 for the Raspberry Pi model 2B. An alternative to the LINUX embedded that runs on it now. It's still rumors as to what this version of 10 will look like GUI wise, or whether it will have one. One rumor is it will be a command line interface only. Time will tell. This sounds like more of the same to me. Command line only is about as minimalist as it gets in my books. I'm not saying that's what this will be, just talking out loud as it were. Isn't it interesting how they can say so much and yet say so little.

 

Open-source Windows? The unthinkable is already happening, says Microsoft

http://www.pcworld.com/article/29053...ml#tk.nl_today

I think this one, which is related to Shawn's post, shows just how valuable our input on Windows 10 is.