[Golden Eagle]

Yes, apparently some of them can view 97% of it under certain circumstances. Unfortunate, indeed, but if you're outraged about that, I can only imagine the hysterical frenzy you're going to throw yourself into when you find out there's something called "open source" where everybody over there gets 100% of it, to do whatever they want to with it, not just a select few viewing it. They can ALL copy ALL of it, resell it, rename it, you name it. Incredible, isn't it.

[Knitebane]

Yes, apparently some of them can view 97% of it under certain circumstances.

What "certain circumstances"? If by that you mean "any circumstances" you would be correct. Otherwise, your trying to spin the Microsoft action of giving the Chinese Communist government complete and total access of 97% of Windows source code.

Unfortunate, indeed, but if you're outraged about that, I can only imagine the hysterical frenzy you're going to throw yourself into when you find out there's something called "open source" where everybody over there gets 100% of it, to do whatever they want to with it, not just a select few viewing it.

Which is exactly as it was designed to be. Unlike Microsoft who despises open source, yet lets the Chinese Communist government have their source code, even while American businesses that rely on Microsoft Windows for their data integrity cannot have the very same access to 97% of Windows source code to to check for security issues.

What about American business interests? Don't they have at least as much of a right to verify Windows source code as the Chinese Communists?

Open Source software gives American, Chinese and any other countries a level playing field. No one country's businesses have an edge over another. But Microsoft's actions have given the Chinese Communists an edge over American businesses.

What you are saying is that Chinese business interests are more important than American business interests, provided that it puts money in Microsoft coffers.

Traitor.

[N3WBI3]

so the chi-coms get better treatment from MS than say General Motors or other American companies. From Linux China get no more special benefit than an American company..