Microsoft open sources ChakraCore, Windows 10's Edge web browser JavaScript engine. More amazing still, Microsoft will port it to Ubuntu Linux.

Microsoft announced it will open source the JavaScript engine for the new Edge web browser released with Windows 10.

Microsoft will open up its Chakra JavaScript engine as an open-source project on GitHub next month. The code repository, called ChakraCore, will include the key components of Chakra engine used ...

In a power move, Microsoft is open sourcing one of the most important parts of its browser's engine.