Microsoft open source guidelines

This story, "Microsoft-backed open source group outlines project guidelines" was originally published by InfoWorld Join the Network World communities on Facebook and LinkedIn to comment on topics The documentation is open source. You can also track what is being built via themesof.net. On the .NET team at Microsoft, we opened up our day-to-day work with initiatives like our open API review process and the community standups. The Open source library guidance provides recommendations for .NET developers to create high-quality .NET libraries. As a potential contributor, your first stop should be the new Microsoft on GitHub portal (see Figure 2), your single source for finding all of the organizations Microsoft has set up for open source and community projects. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 2. Microsoft Project Hub On GitHub These projects comprise the company's open source ecosystem, and their relationships and interactions can be seen through Open Source Software's (OSS) inbound and outbound processes. From the OSS inbound point of view, companies use it to build their own solutions and their own infrastructure. OSS gets introduced because it's part of the code A controversial business decision inside Microsoft has left many questioning the company's commitment to open source. Multiple sources at Microsoft tell The Verge that it has also angered lots of Nelson is currently testing other Project FarmVibes tools beyond FarmVibes.AI that will be open sourced in the future. This includes FarmVibes.Edge, which intelligently compresses large amounts of data from drone scouting flights.It identifies the areas a farmer cares about — weeds in a field, for instance — and ignores other details like roads. PR reviews are a great place to step in and help with open source development. First-Time Approachable Issues For those ready to take on more than documentation, Microsoft offers some guidance. Issues that are tagged with descriptors like "first issue" and "easy" are great candidates for developers who are new to the game. Likening its organizational plan to a museum featuring different galleries of interest, the Microsoft-backed CodePlex Foundation for open source projects this week is talking up its project It is the easiest way to ensure the CLA is signed by all contributors. DO include a copyright header at the top of every source file (including samples). See the Microsoft Open Source Guidelines for example headers in various languages. The expected copyright header is as follows: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. Call (425) 882-8080 and ask to speak with a Product Support Services representative. For Windows Internet Explorer (or any of its components), review the information regarding use and redistribution rights at Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK). The IEAK allows a minimal silent install of Internet Explorer. The Guidelines Support Library (GSL) contains functions and types that are suggested for use by the C++ Core Guidelines maintained by the Standard C++ Foundation . This repo contains Microsoft's implementation of GSL. The entire implementation is provided inline in the headers under the gsl directory. The implementation generally assumes a platform Microsoft Design Fluent Design System No need to start from scratch. Fluent is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers the frameworks they need to create engaging product experiences—accessibili