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posted by chromas on Tuesday April 10 2018, @02:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the still-better-than-windows-8 dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @03:26PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @03:26PM (#664984)

    To include it in Gnome 3, you'd first have to reduce the features. Yes, I'm sure they'll find some to remove.

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:20PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:20PM (#665048)

    And link it to systemd libraries.

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday April 10 2018, @08:18PM

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday April 10 2018, @08:18PM (#665082) Journal

      I'd mod you funny, but that's a nightmarish idea. I laughed, but sort of cried too. That's what a friend calls a "Haha CHRIST" moment.

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