Microsoft today launched a further expansion of its Shared Source initiative: a "Shared Platforms" initiative which allows, for the first time, the "non-commercial" sharing of Windows CE .NET "platforms" and "runtimes." Previously, only CE .NET sources could be shared. The earlier sharing program, via the Shared Source License for Microsoft Windows CE .NET, does not permit the sharing of binary (executable) image files. In contrast, the new Shared Platforms program allows complete, executable modified OS images to be shared.

The new program was actually unveiled by Bill Gates last month as part of his WinHEC keynote; but at that time it was upstaged by the much heralded announcement of $3 pricing for Windows CE .NET "core" licensing.

We spoke with a member of Microsoft's embedded group to clarify a few key terms used in the description of the company's new Shared Platforms initiative.

"Platform" (also referred to as "device platform"), our source explained, refers to "the collection of files that are combined to create the binary runtime image," while "runtime" (also referred to as "device runtime") is "the binary file that is deployed on the device" (i.e., the OS image).

News source: windowsfordevices.com

Important While you can upgrade from Exchange 2003 RC1 Standard Edition to Exchange 2003 Enterprise Edition, you cannot downgrade from Exchange 2003 RC1 Enterprise Edition to the released version of Exchange 2003 Standard Edition. As a workaround, you must uninstall Exchange 2003 RC1 Enterprise Edition before installing the released version of Exchange 2003 Standard Edition.

Please Note: This build differs to the build that leaked onto the internet labelled as Exchange 2003 RC1, this build is 6940.4 whereas the leaked build is 6895.5.

This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system


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