Microsoft's Open Spec Is Bad for GPL, Law Group Says

Courtesy Redmond Developer News | News  Wed, 03/12/2008 - 19:00

The Software Freedom Law Center, which provides legal representation "to protect and advance free and open source software," has issued an analysis of Microsoft's "Open Specification Promise" and its compatibility with the GNU General Public License.

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