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Pay closer attention to the VENUE ...
MS has gone from "OSS doesn't exist", to "Its not a threat", to "who owns it anyway", to "please use our stuff - plueeze!".

This is just proof that OSS is forcing changes even at MS. Pay less attention to restrictions on licesnse terms (other than how they affect your product of course) and more attention to the fact that MS is choosing to participate in the OSS movement, even if with baby steps!

When MS grows up they might start to contribute to the global knowlege pool rather than be a ME2 thief of others IP!
Posted by: oldskool   Posted on: 05/14/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Pay CLOSE attention to the LICENSE.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
True.  doe_z | 05/13/04
my thoughts...  ryusen | 05/13/04
As always play close attention to the license  Richard Flude | 05/13/04
CPL rocks  OhMyGosh | 05/13/04
Explain please  Spam-ZD | 05/13/04
Wrong  FirstNLastN | 05/13/04
No-one forces you to use any license  Richard Flude | 05/13/04
Great points(NT)  voska | 05/14/04
Disagree.  doe_z | 05/14/04
re wrong  ryusen | 05/14/04
Ax loser  trojanhorse | 05/13/04
Pay closer attention to the VENUE ...  oldskool | 05/14/04
This just shows the ultimate superiority and wisdom of Microsoft  Sniper_z | 05/13/04
More like an ambush  Spam-ZD | 05/13/04
Unbelievable  d_jedi | 05/13/04
give 'em a break ... they need one and seem to earn it every now and then!  oldskool | 05/14/04
License?  Spin_Masterz | 05/13/04
Too late, too bad  FirstNLastN | 05/13/04
What's the point?  Patrick Jones | 05/14/04
Its a tacit acknowlegement that MSDN is not the only channel to Windows kno  oldskool | 05/14/04
Read.....  mabricen | 05/14/04
but this is MS acknowleging that real stuff happens on sourceforge  oldskool | 05/14/04
I donate to good will too, sometimes (NT)  V Sanders | 05/15/04

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