RSSMicrosoft Frees WiX
By David Worthington | Published April 7, 2004, 4:01 AM
Late February, when Windows source code leaked to the Web even the most level-headed pundits could not foresee Microsoft's bits making their way to the Web in any other fashion. While some critics regard Microsoft as being notoriously proprietary and dead set against the open source movement, the folks at Redmond have once again stunned the computing world and may have proven those critics wrong.
The latest contributor to SourceForge.net -- the largest open source developer network -- is none other than Microsoft itself. Microsoft's Windows Installer XML (WiX) has effectively been donated to the waiting hands of the open source community. As described by Microsoft, WiX is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML code. The toolset is comprised of a compiler, a 'lib' tool, a 'linker' and a decompiler.
I guarentee you this is microsoft's foot in the door maneuver to get their apps ont ot he linux OS platform! Jsut the way they did with Office for MAC.
People just cant get enough of their products.
If it existed, I'll bet people would feel like "they can't wait to try 'MS Office Dameon Edition.'"
And even if some people feel that way dont today, they will soon, the linux os's for desktops have come a long way. But, untill I can run every app I have on a linux box at the same speed and ease as my Win XP Pro OS. And that means using MS OFfice! lol
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|I guarentee you this is microsoft's foot in the door maneuver to get their apps ont ot he linux OS platform! Jsut the way they did with Office for MAC.
People just cant get enough of their products.
If it existed, I'll bet people would feel like "they can't wait to try 'MS Office Dameon Edition.'"
And even if some people feel that way dont today, they will soon, the linux os's for desktops have come a long way. But, untill I can run every app I have on a linux box at the same speed and ease as my Win XP Pro OS. And that means using MS OFfice! lol
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|It would not surprise me if this is just spin control for a source code leak. Compare it to what happened with Nullsoft/AOL and Waste. Sounds like rule #11 of the toddler rules; any thing i did by accident was an accident unless i can spin it otherwise. Anyway it's just political maneuvering; keeping their name in the news.
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|They gave it away because they knew someone would steal it from them any way.
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|No, they just want to make OpenSource community's life easier by porting some of Windows appz to Linux with less troubles. They could put away their codes in their vault, and nope, no one is going to steal the code. So stop being such a prick and post stupid comment.
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|Just another comment that shows the Linux community jealousness for anything coming from Microsoft.
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|Lock in a vault, just like they did with that code that was leaked all over the Web recently? Methinks that thou protesteth too much ... you need to get some maturity and understand that there is a self-serving motive behind every show of good-will and largesse that 'Billy-Boy' Gates chooses to exhibit ...
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|"understand that there is a self-serving motive behind every show", of course your right, but that applys to everybody - even aid workers do there job for a feel-good factor thats a "self-serving motive".
I'm no great fan of Microsoft, obviously they've done this to answer their critics and other pressures, but that doesn't mean it deserves bad spin. As far as I'm concerned all additions to to the open source community are welcome, and Microsoft should be encouraged.. not slated.
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|Fair comment ... your point is taken.
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|yes, well said
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|Just another comment that shows "Microsoftys" will take anyones opinion and make it look anti-microsoft.
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