[ Mihailo @ 05.08.2002. 21:23 ] @
(Reuters, Washington)

Microsoft will reveal hundreds of pieces of proprietary computer code from its monopoly Windows operating system in the next several weeks to comply with an antitrust settlement it signed with the U.S. Justice Department last year, the company said on Monday.

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Microsoft also said upcoming updates of the new Windows XP operating system will allow computer makers and consumers to add and remove access to some Windows features such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Windows media player, and Outlook Express.

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http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-948381.html
[ NetworkAdmin @ 09.08.2002. 22:22 ] @
U win2k SP3 vidim da su vec napravili Access and Defaults pa mozes da biras hoces IE MS JVM ili nesto drugo...
[ Mihailo @ 30.08.2002. 04:33 ] @
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2699/020828msapis/

Microsoft Corp. has opened key components of Windows by making 289 APIs (application programming interfaces) available for free at the Microsoft Developer Network Web site as the company takes steps to comply with the proposed antitrust settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and nine states.

[ Milan Aksic @ 30.08.2002. 11:57 ] @
Ovo je dugo vec najavljivano. Ipak ovo je mali korak. Ocekuje se da ce se nastaviti (doduse jos samo toliko, koliko je dovoljno da MS ne izvuce deblji kraj iz spora) sa otvaranjem 'dela' kooda raznim firmama (radi boljeg uskladjivanja programa, drajvera...), i uvid 'odabranoj' akademskoj javnosti na veci deo kooda, kako bi 'zajedno radili na otklanjanju eventualnih gresaka' s tim sto bi se oni obavezali da ne objavljuju taj kood, vec koriste samo u svrhe testiranja.
[ Ivan Dimkovic @ 30.08.2002. 12:38 ] @
Pa to je i ono sto se trazilo od njih - da kompanije koje imaju potrebu mogu da pristupe source kodu Windowsa.

To je skroz OK za firme koje rade neki specifican softver - mada ne vidim koliko je potrebno sirem krugu kompanija.