Re: Microsoft's near-OSD-compliant shared source license

[Mitchell Baker]

I've only skimmed it, but I think Section 2 (quoted below) is another 
way of saying " you  can't combine this with code governed by the GPL."

mitchell

Brian Behlendorf wrote:

http://www.asp.net/samplessourcelicense/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

Any thoughts?

This is perhaps the one segment that makes it not OSD-compliant,
violating OSD #9, but I'm not sure:
 [You agree] [t]hat you are not allowed to combine or distribute the
 Software with other software that is licensed under terms that seek to
 require that the Software (or any intellectual property in it) be
 provided in source code form, licensed to others to allow the creation
 or distribution of derivative works, or distributed without charge.
It even includes a patent poison pill!

	Brian

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