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{{short description|Relationship between the technology company and the open source software paradigm}}
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[[Microsoft]], a technology company historically known for its opposition to the [[open source software]] paradigm, turned to embrace the approach in the 2010s. From the 1970s through 2000s under CEOs [[Bill Gates]] and [[Steve Ballmer]], Microsoft viewed the community creation and sharing of communal code, later to be known as free and open source software, as a threat to its business, and both
Microsoft open sourced some of its code, including the [[.NET Framework]], and made investments in Linux development, server technology, and organizations, including the [[Linux Foundation]] and [[Open Source Initiative]]. [[Linux]]-based operating systems power the company's [[Microsoft Azure|Azure cloud services]]. Microsoft acquired [[GitHub]], the largest host for open source project infrastructure, in 2018. Microsoft is among the site's most active contributors. This acquisition led a few projects to migrate away from GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GitHub rivals gain from Microsoft acquisition but it's no mass exodus, yet |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=2019-05-06 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-rivals-gain-from-microsoft-acquisition-but-its-no-mass-exodus-yet/ }}</ref> This proved a short-lived phenomenon because by 2019 there were over 10 million new users of [[GitHub]].{{cn|date=March 2020}}
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=== Adoption ===
==== 2000s ====
▲== In April 2004, [[WiX|Windows Installer XML]] (WiX) was the first [[Microsoft]] project to be released under an open-source license,<ref>{{cite web |last=Mensching |first=Rob |date=14 August 2012 |title=Outercurve Foundation and WiX toolset together, at last |url=http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/8/14/outercurve-foundation-and-wix-toolset-together-at-last |work=RobMensching.com /Blog |access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> the [[Common Public License]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Mensching |first=Rob |date=20 August 2012 |title=The WiX toolset license |url=http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/8/20/the-wix-toolset-license |access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> Initially hosted on [[SourceForge]],<ref name="Mensching 2004-04-05">{{cite web |last=Mensching |first=Rob |date=5 April 2004 |title=Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset has released as Open Source on SourceForge.net |url=http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2004/4/5/windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset-has-released-as-open-source-on-sourceforge.net |work=RobMensching.com /Blog |access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> it was also the first Microsoft project to be hosted externally. ==
In June 2004, for the first time Microsoft was represented with a booth at [[LinuxTag]], a free software [[computer expo|exposition]], held annually in [[Germany]].<ref>[http://www.linuxtag.org/2004/exhibitorlist.html LinuxTag 2004 Ausstellerliste]</ref> LinuxTag claims to be Europe's largest exhibition for open source software.
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