In an attempt to improve its appeal among the academic community, Microsoft on Wednesday released the Shared Source CLI, a beta implementation of the ECMA standard on which the .NET Framework is based. Code-named "Rotor," the almost 1.9 million lines of source code constitutes the internal workings of the .NET Framework, and has been released with developers and academia in mind. Although the code may not be redistributed for commercial purposes, students and teachers are encouraged to explore and modify Rotor.
Read moreJust for the press or an attempt to really do something good?
