Some amazing Open Source web applications. Open Source Fact and Fiction: Microsoft To Open Source Windows. In a shocking move that has stood the entire tech world on its head, Microsoft announced on April 1, 2011 that it will open up the source code to Windows. It will heretofore be licensed under the GPL. Will pigs fly next? In the open source community many are doubting Microsoft's intentions in open sourcing their crown jewel. They frankly don't know what they will do with themselves without Microsoft to vilify . Steve Ballmer in announcing the bold move said that Microsoft finally realized trying to enforce licensing against pirated copies of Windows used in many parts of the world was just a losing proposition. The open source licensing applies only to Windows, not Windows mobile or X-box or other Microsoft software. Of course not all Microsoft officials are behind the move.
In the meantime, the move has caught Red Hat flat-footed. Also in the announcement, Microsoft said they will drop any patent claims against Linux, seeing as how Windows is now open sourced anyway. OpenFrameworks. Find Open Source Alternatives to commercial software. DOSBox DOS Emulator | Download DOSBox DOS Emulator software for free. SourceForge.net: Download and Develop Open Source Software for Free.