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.

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

At JSConf in Florida today, Microsoft announced that it is open sourcing Chakra, the JavaScript engine used in its Edge and Internet Explorer browsers. The code will be published to the company's ...