.NET going open source(sort of)

[Steven Edwards]

On 10/3/07, Kai Blin <kai.blin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 22:48:21 EA Durbin wrote:
> > Looks like Microsoft is making their source code available for the .NET
> > libraries. under their reference license.
> >
> > http://www.whurley.com/blog/2007/10/opennet-microso.html
>
> IIRC the MS reference license is pretty useless for (L)GPL development. Can we
> get a statement from the FSF or SFLC on that?

At Wineconf, we should compile a list of things to go over with the
SFLC. I'd like to have a discussion about this and other topics
including the concept of developer "taint" given the recent liberal
sharing of the Windows Research Kernel

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Licensing/researchkernel.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/licensingbasics/wrklicense.mspx

I have a few other topics in mind and will be putting together a short
PowerPoint on the subject if anyone is interested.

-- 
Steven Edwards

"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo