Here is a link to the CPL: http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/license-cpl.html
Also, the following link is somewhat interesting: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2004/04/05/107709.aspx "...After four and a half years of part-time development, the WiX design (and most of the code) matured to a point where I was comfortable trying to release it externally. So, last October I started looking for a means to release not only the tools but the source code as well. I thought GotDotNet was the place. However, at that time, none of the existing Shared Source licenses were flexible enough to accept contributions from the community. Then, in February, I was introduced to Stephen Walli who was also working to improve Microsoft's relationship with the Open Source community. Fortunately, Stephen was much farther along than I and had the step-by-step plan how to release an Open Source project from Microsoft using an approved OSS license..." Regards, Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bogi Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:23 AM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Microsoft Posts Tool as Open Source Well, Pigs Fly, and hell froze over, and the Calgary Flames ..... yup, you know the rest :-) Indeed Microsoft posted a project under the CPL. Dont look for downloads, but the cvs is up and running. This should be good news ... i think. Cheers Szemir http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix/ On April 5, 2004 22:15, Andrew Graupe wrote: > What a coincidence... I saw a flock of pigs fly by my window today... > > Makes you wonder. > > On a more serious note, I think Microsoft only releases useless code > that a) they can't make significant amounts of money from and b) could > be programmed, with a small bit of knowhow and work, by the average > developer. > > Shawn wrote: > >http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115547,00.asp > > > >Is hell freezing over? > > > >Shawn > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
