Il termine '''shared source''' indica uno dei meccanismi legali di [[Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]] per la distribuzione del [[codice sorgente]] del [[software]]. La "''Shared Source Initiative''" di Microsoft, lanciata nel [[maggio]] [[2001]],<ref>{{en}} [http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=4253 ''Geekzone: Microsoft announces expansion of Shared Source Initiative''].</ref> include uno spettro di tecnologie e licenze. La maggior parte delle offerte del suo codice sorgente sono disponibili per il download dopo che i criteri di ammissibilità sono stati rispettati.
Le licenze associate <!---------Le licenze associate con le offerte range from being closed-source------------->,<ref>{{cita web|titolo=Open vs. Closed Source Software|autore=Andrew Grant|url=http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2004/january/software.htm|editore=scienceinafrica.co.za|lingua=en|data=gennaio 2004|accesso=21 gennaio 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citecita web|titolo=ZDNet Definition for: Closed Source|editore=[[ZDNet]]|url=http://dictionary.zdnet.com/definition/closed+source.html|lingua=en|citazione=''Proprietary software owned by one organization. The term is typically used only in discussions that contrast open source software with proprietary software''|accesso=24 gennaio 2011}}</ref> che permettono solamente <!-----------viewing of the code for reference, to allowing it to be modified and redistributed for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.------------>
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== OverviewPanoramica ==
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▲Shared Source programs allow individuals and organizations to access Microsoft's source code for reference (e.g. when developing complementary systems), for review and auditing from a security perspective (mostly wanted by some large corporations and governments), and for development (academic institutions, OEMs, individual developers).
As part of the framework, Microsoft released 5 licenses for general use. Two of them, [[Microsoft Public License]] and [[Microsoft Reciprocal License]], have been approved by the [[Open Source Initiative]] as [[open source]] licenses<ref>[http://opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl.html Ms-PL]</ref><ref>[http://opensource.org/licenses/ms-rl.html Ms-RL]</ref> and are regarded by the [[Free Software Foundation]] as [[free software]] licenses.<ref name="FSFLicenseList">{{cite web
