The Verge is reporting:
Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. While it's a relic from the past, you can still compile the source code Microsoft has released and run the app on Windows 10 today.
The source code is available on GitHub, and is maintained by Microsoft veteran Craig Wittenberg under the MIT license. Wittenberg copied the File Manager code from Windows NT 4 back in 2007, and has been maintaining it before open sourcing it recently. It's a testament to the backward compatibility of Windows itself, especially that this was originally included in Windows more than 20 years ago.
A port of Microsoft's File Manger made its first appearance in OS/2 1.1 and then became the primary file manager in Windows 3.0.
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday April 10 2018, @02:25PM (5 children)
My guess is that it's going to be a long time before a Linux user can try to do anything with this program.
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(Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 10 2018, @02:40PM (1 child)
heh - some of us try some crazy things!
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday April 10 2018, @04:19PM
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(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @02:45PM
I wouldn't be so sure, in the past I've successfully run Total Commander - a Windows-only file manager - under Wine.
(Score: 2) by linuxrocks123 on Tuesday April 10 2018, @04:19PM (1 child)
It would probably be pretty straightforward to compile the code with WineLib, if anyone really cared.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @08:40PM
The other week, while we were discussing a release of WINE with a bunch of newly-added APIs, an AC mentioned how he would like to see support for XP's Windows Explorer. [soylentnews.org]
This appears to be a baby step in that direction by M$.
Let's see. Windoze 3.0 hit EoL 2001/12/31.
So, how long will it be before...?
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]