02:14 <JacobWeisz[m]> https://github.com/microsoft/Extensible-Storage-Engine

02:15 <JacobWeisz[m]> This is a really big one in Microsoft slowly but surely open sourcing their entire legacy Windows platform.

02:22 <JacobWeisz[m]> Legacy comments are one of those concerns Microsoft had about mass open sourcing old code, this seems to be a new approach to solve that issue, they just... deleted them all for now.

04:44 <isd> I vaguely remember hearing about them getting caught with a DEC copyright notice in some of their code once...

04:45 <JacobWeisz[m]> I know I've read about some... unfortunate language and commentary in some of their comments from old leaked source too.

04:46 <isd> can't say I'm surprised they'd be worried about a codebase that old.

05:23 <JacobWeisz[m]> I am very curious about the strategy implications. Does Microsoft believe ESE should be used by some third parties instead of SQL-based databases? Or is this a general push to open source Windows itself, ESE being a significant component in many pieces of that.

13:22 <xet7> MS has Open Source .Net Core, VSCode, custom Linux distro for IoT Azure, contributions to Linux kernel, etc etc. It's just more Open Source from MS all the time.

13:22 <xet7> There is also ReactOS already Open Source, and runs some Windows apps. And wine for running Windows apps.

13:23 <xet7> Even if Windows were Open Source, MS would need to support it, release security updates etc

13:23 <xet7> to keep existing apps running

13:23 <xet7> or support compatible Windows container for legacy apps

13:24 <xet7> or just run old Windows software at Azure remotely

13:25 <xet7> MS seems to be hiring Rust devs. Maybe they should switch to Redox OS ;)