OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions
OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has approved two licenses submitted by
Microsoft as open source licenses. "The formal evaluation of
these licenses began in August and the discussion of these licenses was
vigourous and thorough. The community raised questions that Microsoft (and
others) answered; they raised issues that, when germane to the licenses in
question, Microsoft addressed. Microsoft came to the OSI and submitted
their licenses according to the published policies and procedures that
dozens of other parties have followed over the years. Microsoft didn't ask
for special treatment, and didn't receive any. In spite of recent negative
interactions between Microsoft and the open source community, the spirit of
the dialog was constructive and we hope that carries forward to a
constructive outcome as well.
" Additional commentary can be found at Microsoft's
Port 25 blog and at the 451
CAOS Theory blog.