
geously, is a two-way street. Microsoft needs to allow others to leverage its
source code easily. And this means opening up the Windows source code for
others to use and improve. The result would be a plethora of new Windows
applications, most of which would probably be available on both Windows
and Linux. We’ve already discussed the likelihood of this happening.
Tenet 7: Use shell scripts to increase leverage
and portability
In order to use shell scripts, you must have a shell command interpreter.
Microsoft has a few, such as the Windows Scripting Host and its MS-DOS
batch mechanism. And due to the resourcefulness of the Perl fans (or is it
fanatics?) ...