In an unprecedented attempt to encourage the Japanese government to adopt Windows for a planned electronic government project, Microsoft Corp. founder and Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that he will reveal Microsoft's most tightly guarded secret -- the operating system's source code.
The government would have to sign a confidentiality contract before receiving the information.
In a meeting with key Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in Tokyo, Gates reiterated the offer in an effort to assuage their anxiety.
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