Comments on: Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program.

[Jonathan Tappan]

Very misleading headline

Microsoft's "shared source" program is in no sense "open source" since it involves an NDA and forbids code reuse.

[Fray9]

Dont forget

Also dont forget you have to pay Microsoft to be part of their "shared source licensing program" increasing the cost of your purchase.

How many people do you know who would pay more for a software package just to be able to see the source when they also have to sign an NDA and conform to many other restrictions on what you can do with it?

Its another smoke and mirrors game Microsoft is playing to try and exploit the popularity of the open source movement without actually contributing to it.

Oh Please...

Shared Source?? Anyone still believes in this fairy tale?

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Peak is on top of a mountain, peek is what you meant

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[powerclam]

"Shared" Source is NOT Open Source!!

The headline is a very misleading teaser and is just wrong!!
MS's "Shared Source" isn't Open, nor is it Shared.
Sheesh!