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Microsoft reverses controversial.NET change after open source community outcry

The Verge

Microsoft is reversing a decision to remove a key feature from its upcoming.NET 6 release, after a public outcry from the open source community. We made a mistake in executing on our decision and took longer than expected to respond back to the community,” explains Scott Hunter , director of program management for.NET.

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager is already better than the Windows Store

The Verge

Microsoft surprised Windows users with a new package manager yesterday. It’s a command line tool that allows developers, power users, and really any Windows user to install their favorite apps from a simple command. That’s changed in the years since Windows 10’s debut, but the Store still feels like abandonware.

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How to speed up your computer

Galido

SlimCleaner lets you delete the log files, temporary data or search history of Windows. It also deletes files left by the disc burning tool in Windows, and applications such as Paint, WordPad, iTunes, VLC and many others. Comodo Programs Manager. Comodo Programs Manager. SlimCleaner. SlimCleaner. AppCleaner.

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A love for sci-fi sparked Megan Brown’s STEM path and led to quantum computing at Microsoft

GeekWire

” A program manager at Microsoft working on Azure Quantum, Brown calls the job a dream come true. I’m a program manager at Microsoft working on Azure Quantum. Specifically, at Microsoft, the Quantum Development Kit is open-source, and we welcome and encourage any contributions to our code base.

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Open Source Security Podcast EP. 151 - The DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge With David Brumley

ForAllSecure

Open Source Security Podcast helps listeners better understand security topics of the day. Brumley discusses the Cyber Grand Challenge and reveals how it serves as a fascinating window into the future of the application security testing industry. What the program manager asked himself is, "Can we teach computers to do that?"