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Thu, 10/07/2008 - 06:14 — Anonymous

I was with you!

I was with you for a minute till you made the statement that Windows CE was open source.

Windows CE is not open source. It's shared source. There is a difference.

The big difference is that not everyone can get access to the source. Only registered developers approved by MS and OEM's approved by MS can see the source. It’s not "Open" to anyone else. And that is only kernel source. The rest of CE is not even that open.

It even says it in the article that you linked:

"Microsoft's shared source license currently is not, however, approved by the Open Source Initiative as an open-source license."

Also a lot of the devices that were listed in this article are running on standard windows and not CE. Because CE is pricy to use in devices. You have to pay runtime royalties depending on how the app uses CE.

I also do not think that people would use Windows CE for satellites as it is designed more for people who need a GUI in a real-time OS. I am sure in orbit you don’t need access to a GUI.

I would need to see more proof on that one.

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