Windows 7 tool violates GPL; Microsoft will open source it

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 13:50

After pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from its servers over reports that it might violate the GNU General Public License (GPL), Microsoft has decided to go open source with the tool.


 

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