Comments on: Does this mean we can patch the .Net Framework? http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework/ Tales from the field... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Joe http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework/#comment-234 Joe Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:22:52 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework.aspx#comment-234 How would they prevent it? I mean, a license agreement is one thing, but I'll bet "it's just an intranet application and I really really need this fixed and who's going to know anyway" would prevail 9 out of 10 times. How would they prevent it? I mean, a license agreement is one thing, but I’ll bet “it’s just an intranet application and I really really need this fixed and who’s going to know anyway” would prevail 9 out of 10 times.

]]> By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework/#comment-233 joeyDotNet Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:38:37 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework.aspx#comment-233 FYI, you WON'T be able to recompile the source. Only view it under the "Microsoft Reference License". Per Hanselman's latest post... http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast83MicrosoftToReleaseNETFrameworkLibrariesSource.aspx FYI, you WON’T be able to recompile the source. Only view it under the “Microsoft Reference License”.

Per Hanselman’s latest post…
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast83MicrosoftToReleaseNETFrameworkLibrariesSource.aspx

]]> By: Sean Chambers http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework/#comment-232 Sean Chambers Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:31:45 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/10/03/does-this-mean-we-can-patch-the-net-framework.aspx#comment-232 I think this is an awesome milestone but I question the motives behind it. My guess is that they trickle out new "community" oriented features out the door like this bit by bit with no real long lasting benefit to the community. I don't mean to sound negative when a company does something as awesome as this, its just that I've cursed Redmond so many times that they need to earn my trust again. When they release the full source that we can re-compile and submit patches AND we actually see those patches show up in a release...then maybe I will be a little more ecstatic. OTOH, they will probably take all the patches, sit on them for 2 years and only apply 25% of them. Granted that they all solved real issues. Only time will tell. A move in the right direction all the same =) I think this is an awesome milestone but I question the motives behind it.

My guess is that they trickle out new “community” oriented features out the door like this bit by bit with no real long lasting benefit to the community.

I don’t mean to sound negative when a company does something as awesome as this, its just that I’ve cursed Redmond so many times that they need to earn my trust again.

When they release the full source that we can re-compile and submit patches AND we actually see those patches show up in a release…then maybe I will be a little more ecstatic.

OTOH, they will probably take all the patches, sit on them for 2 years and only apply 25% of them. Granted that they all solved real issues.

Only time will tell. A move in the right direction all the same =)

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