Not quite an open source agreement but developers will be able to obtain the Windows source code from Microsoft. This is so the company can comply with rulings set out by an EU anti-trust filing.
Microsoft has refused to license the source code in the past. Software developers still will have to pay for the code, which open source advocates will not be allowed to "publish for free," Smith cautioned. The company had "just started to provide this information on both sides on the Atlantic" and regulators "want to see all the details," Smith added.
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