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calc.exe is now open source; there's surprising depth in its ancient code
Microsoft's embrace and adoption of open source software has continued with the surprising decision to publish the code for Windows Calculator and release it on GitHub under the permissive MIT license.
The repository shows Calculator's surprisingly long history. Although it is in some regards one of the most modern Windows applications—it's an early adopter of Fluent Design and has been used to showcase a number of design elements—core parts of the codebase date all the way back to 1995.
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(Score: 1) by patricepetticoat on Friday March 08 2019, @10:40PM (2 children)
Where the hell is the down vote button on this Subreddit?
Actually I was surprised to see the linked article was from Ars (which I like), but it was really short and didn't really do much other than tell me that Windows Calculator is now licensed under MIT.
(Score: 2) by Snow on Friday March 08 2019, @10:47PM
What more is there to say?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 08 2019, @10:56PM
Ars Technica is ... well it is what it is.