eWeek: Microsoft, OSI Discuss Shared Source Licenses | Linux Today

eWeek: Microsoft, OSI Discuss Shared Source Licenses

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 22, 2005

“While Microsoft Corp. has publicly said it has no immediate
plans to submit its newest Shared Source licenses to the Open
Source Initiative for approval, the company met with the OSI board
this week to discuss the matter.

“At issue for Microsoft is the fact that the OSI has, at times,
taken positions that could be viewed as anti-Microsoft…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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