Free Software Foundation sends Blank Hard Drive to Microsoft to request Windows 7 source code release

The Windows 7 operating system, which has been in service for 10 years, has officially ended its support. After that, Microsoft will not release features or software updates to the operating system.

Of course, the end of support does not mean that the operating system will be unusable. In fact, consumers can continue to use this version but they will face security risks.

And for enterprises that are willing to pay for extended support, they can continue to get updates, so the operating system will not completely disappear in a short time.

After the formal end of support, the well-known non-profit organization Free Software Foundation launched an appeal, and the foundation hoped that Microsoft would thoroughly open source the operating system.

Because after the open-source, technicians from all over the world can help fix the vulnerabilities, so that they can continue to extend their life to improve the security of end-users.

Of course, the foundation also emphasized that Microsoft should respect the freedom and privacy of users because many users are not willing to be forced to upgrade to Windows 10 by Microsoft.

If Microsoft can open-source Windows 7, everyone can continue to maintain, so that users who do not want to upgrade can continue to use the old version with peace of mind.

However, after the Free Software Foundation issued an appeal, Microsoft directly pretended to be deaf and did not respond, so the Free Software Foundation thought of new methods to continue to call on Microsoft to open source.

The Free Software Foundation has now sent a Blank Hard Drive to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond and a petition for the system’s open-source code collected earlier by the foundation.

The meaning of sending a blank hard drive to Microsoft is obvious: I hope that Microsoft can copy the source code of the entire Windows 7 system to this hard drive and send it back.

The Free Software Foundation stated that it hopes that after receiving a blank hard disk, Microsoft will copy its source code and license statement to the hard disk and give it to the foundation.

If Microsoft does copy and return the source code and license, the Free Software Foundation can open-source Windows 7 in accordance with its license statement.

Of course, there is no doubt that it is impossible for Microsoft to open source Windows 7, so this time sending blank hard drives and open-source petitions, Microsoft also did not respond.