Microsoft Shared Source Initiative

http://www.deitel.com/ResourceCenters/Programming/CodeSearchEnginesandCodeSites/MicrosoftSharedSourceInitiative/tabid/676/Default.aspx

Check out the following Deitel Resource Centers on Microsoft technologies:

Windows CE Shared Source Licensing Program

http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/usewinemb/ce/sharedsrccode/sslp/default.aspx

Learn about the Windows CE Shared Source licensing program.

Microsoft Shared Source Initiative Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonmatusow/default.aspx

Check out the blog of Jason Mutsow, Director of the Microsoft Shared Source Initiative.

Shared Source Initiative Case Studies

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Initiative/CaseStudies/default.mspx

Check out these case studies to learn how developers and organization are participating in the Microsoft Shared Source Initiative. Case studies include "Shared Source Leads to Internationally Successful DotNetNuke Open Source Project," "Server Manufacturer Egenera Saves Time and Money Building Installation Packages," and "LandMARC Success for Lancaster University: The Contribution of Mobile IPv6 Source Code to Microsoft Windows Server and Windows CE .NET."

Microsoft Shared Source Initiative FAQ

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Initiative/FAQ.mspx

Microsoft Shared Source Initiative FAQ.

Microsoft Shared Source Licenses Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/licensingbasics/sharedsourcelicenses.mspx

Overview of the Microsoft Shared Source Licenses. The Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL) is the least restrictive and allows you to view, modify, and redistribute source code for commercial and non-commercial use, for free or for a fee. The Microsoft Community License (Ms-CL) is typically used for collaborative projects and requires licensees to combine Ms-CL code with the licensee’s original code. It is available for non-commercial and commercialpurposes. Finally, the Microsoft Reference License (Ms-RL)is a reference-only license that allows you to view source code to understand how a technology works, but does not allow you to modify or distribute the code.

Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/default.mspx

Learn more about Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative in which the company is sharing source code with developers, customers, organizations and others.

Open Source C# Projects and Tools

http://csharp-source.net/

Extensive list of open source C# projects and tools.

Microsoft and Open Source

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Articles/MicrosoftandOpenSource.mspx

Article: "Microsoft and Open Source." Topics include the software ecosystem, open source software model, commercial open source software, and Microsoft and open source software.