Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC (1976–78) Goes Open Source under MIT License
Nearly 50 years after its debut, Microsoft has open-sourced its historic 6502 BASIC, the interpreter that powered early home computers.
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Microsoft Entrusts DocumentDB to Linux Foundation
Microsoft donates DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation, ensuring vendor-neutral governance and cross-platform NoSQL database adoption.
A Historic Photo: Torvalds and Gates Together
When Linux met Microsoft: a historic photo of Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates standing side by side for the very first time.
A New Era: Microsoft Open Sources WSL
After years of anticipation, the Windows Subsystem for Linux is now fully open source—developers can build, enhance, and contribute to WSL starting today.
Microsoft Launches an Open-Source DocumentDB Database
Microsoft unveils DocumentDB—an open-source NoSQL datastore built on PostgreSQL, now available under the MIT license.
.NET 9 Developer Platform Released, Here’s What’s New
Microsoft released its .NET 9 free and open-source development platform with significant updates in performance, memory optimization, and AI integration.
LinkedIn Shifts to Microsoft’s Azure Linux
LinkedIn is migrating its servers from CentOS 7 to Azure Linux, enhancing security and AI features for its over 1 billion members.
Microsoft Open-Sourced Garnet – A New Remote Cache-Store
Discover Garnet, a new open-source cache-store from Microsoft designed for rapid application acceleration and compatible with Redis clients.
Eclipse ThreadX: Microsoft’s Azure RTOS Goes Open Source
Microsoft announces Azure RTOS's transition to open-source, rebranding as Eclipse ThreadX under Eclipse Foundation.
Microsoft Announces the Sunset of Azure Database for MariaDB
Time's ticking for Azure MariaDB users. By 9/19/2025, all workloads will be gone. Microsoft recommends migrating to Azure MySQL.