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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: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Tuesday April 10 2018, @10:14PM
That's a good thing, not a shortcoming.
> That is, it did not load at startup,
That's a good thing. If all I'm gonna do is do some web browsing, why would I need a file manager to be running?
> alternate file manager could run in its place,
That's a good thing. I might have more demands, or even simmple UX preferences it can't satisfy.
> and it could be removed.
That's a good thing. If it saisfies none of my needs, why should I have it hanging around unnecessarily.
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