A licensing agreement from Microsoft for selected customers that allows them to look at certain parts of Microsoft source code. The companies are encouraged to make suggestions, but unlike open source software, in most cases, they are prohibited from making the changes themselves. For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/default.mspx. See open source.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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