Microsoft's latest open-source release catches a wrinkle

Story: On the TomTom settlement: Microsoft Rolls Back its “Open” PromisesTotal Replies: 1
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henke54

Apr 02, 2009
6:50 PM EDT
Quoting:The MS-PL license specifies: "If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the software." Also, source-code licensed under MS-PL can only be licensed under MS-PL.

That's going to throw a spanner in the works of anybody who wants to modify code and then pass it on under a different license, such as the GPL. Also, those who don't believe in patents or copyrights - never mind passing them downstream - won't like MS-PL.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/02/microsoft_asp_open_s...
Sander_Marechal

Apr 02, 2009
7:15 PM EDT 		And that's different from the GPL how?

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