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:Taking a Closer Look at Microsoft's Ms-PL Open Source License
Taking a Closer Look at Microsoft's Ms-PL Open Source License
Apr 6, 2009, 21 :05 UTC (16 Talkback[s]) (5236 reads)

(Other stories by Dee-Ann LeBlanc)

"The Ms-PL is blessedly short, especially if you consider the fact that one third of the text consists of definitions and a statement that using the software means accepting the license. That leaves two major sections: Grant of Rights, and Conditions and Limitations."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Gee, wasn't the OSI stuffed by M$ so ...   OSI   
da
Apr 6, 2009, 21:39:40
 
I knew it would come to this.Goodbye &#3 ...   Microsoft story?   
CD Baric
Apr 6, 2009, 22:02:37
 
Why winge about mention of Microsoft in  ...   A decent summary   
Bernard Swiss
Apr 6, 2009, 23:08:38
 
>> All in all, as open source licenses g ...   Favor MS ecosystem over existing Linux ecosystem   
Jose_X
Apr 6, 2009, 23:28:25
 
> Gee, wasn't the OSI stuffed by M$  ...   Re: OSI   
blackhole
Apr 7, 2009, 07:35:05
 
To me, "open source" has always meant so ...   MS trying to usurp the language   
Dave Lane
Apr 7, 2009, 12:13:07
 
MS are all about pissing in the pool, tr ...   Muddy waters.   
Dave Lane
Apr 7, 2009, 12:15:12
 
> I often say "open source" when I reall ...   Re: MS trying to usurp the language   
blackhole
Apr 7, 2009, 12:47:45
 
> Gee, wasn't the OSI stuffed by M$  ...   Re: OSI   
Dennis
Apr 7, 2009, 16:35:49
 
> To me, "open source" has always meant  ...   Re: MS trying to usurp the language   
Dennis
Apr 7, 2009, 16:38:45
 
> > Gee, wasn't the OSI stuffed by M ...   Re: Re: OSI   
DDahl
Apr 7, 2009, 20:06:27
 
They're not changing it with that li ...   MS-PL != GPL   
Dave Lane
Apr 8, 2009, 00:26:36
 
> > > Gee, wasn't the OSI stuffed by ...   Re: Re: Re: OSI   
Dennis
Apr 8, 2009, 01:30:45
 
> > > Even if that were true (it's n ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: OSI   
DDahl
Apr 8, 2009, 05:06:36
 
They're not changing it with that li ...   MS-PL != GPL   
Dave Lane
Apr 8, 2009, 10:07:06
 
[...].>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/l ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: OSI   
Rainer Weikusat
Apr 8, 2009, 17:28:14
 
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