Not to shaby, Microsoft
I’ve been trolling and occasionally commenting in the on going discussions on the OSI license approval process since the beginning with the approval of the Microsoft Permissive License and Microsoft Community License still on going. Microsoft submitted for both licenses to become OSI “Open Source™” approved licenses. Microsoft has done a wonderful job listening to the community, and really has gotten involved in the current discussions over the licenses.
The news of Microsoft doing this making news on Slashdot and Groklaw, it was almost certain to be a prime piece of flame bait. However the anti-Microsoft zealots who have been getting the mailing list info from from Slashdot and Groklaw are all being ignored and usually are silenced and suppressed, while the real honest discussion and debate about the license and not the personal feelings some have about the company who submitted it continues on.
One of the debates was over naming of the licenses. There was confusion by some over the titles of the current licenses. The Microsoft representatives and lawyers quickly offered up alternatives to see what we think and later resubmitted under two new names.
The Microsoft Permissive License will become the Microsoft Open License
The Microsoft Community License will become the Microsoft Reciprocal License.
While I don’t personally think the old names were confusing, I still applaud Microsoft for their effort here.
Cheers to everyone at Microsoft that helped make this possible!
Tags: Mono & .NET, Tech Notes