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OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions

OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions

Posted Oct 17, 2007 20:28 UTC (Wed) by RussNelson (guest, #27730)
In reply to: OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions by withaar
Parent article: OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions

Mr. Withaar asks

"Why would they not morph this into a more viral license down the line?"

They might, but the Ms-PL has no provision for relicensing code under a newer version, and OSI Approval is only given for a particular version of a license. If they come back with a license that doesn't meet the OSD, they'll get the bum's rush.


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