Microsoft to Open-Source VB6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Slashdot posted a RedDevNews.com article about Microsoft open-sourcing VB6:

     
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    Yup, Slashdot posted an update as well:

    Yup, too good to be true. Would've been awesome. But even if they would've done it, licensing probably wouldn't have permitted creation of a Linux version.

    So far, there's only Gambas that's remotely similar to VB6 on Linux.
     
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