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by sublimefire 851 days ago
And how exactly this earns money for them? embrace extend extinguish
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c# is open source. There are other c# implementations like mono which are used in projects like unity.
Microsoft SQL Server is closed source. They take open sourcing in a case by case basis, and the primary motivator seems to be money.
Yes, it's not for altruistic reasons but to lower the barrier of entry.