[ros-dev] GPL Microsoft Code in the CRT

[Steven Edwards]

Hi,

On 11/27/05, Alex Ionescu <ionucu at videotron.ca> wrote:
> of the open source movement. If you want MS to change their practices
> and start embracing this practice, it's not by denying them the right to
> have their code used that you're going to be helping things. By denying
> their code, you're just acting selfishly like a child and will make them
> think twice about what the whole point of Open Sourcing software is, if
> they're still bring treated like shit?

See my reply to Mike about using MS Fonts and WIX as addons to
ReactOS. I have no problem with that. Even the WTL as a download or
extra lib in rosapps is fine with me. I just am arguing for no
Microsoft code in ReactOS Core so to speak. This way some company that
may be building services around ReactOS can clearly say "This is a
100% independent implementation. If anyone would like me to explain
situations I know of where the business has wanted a 100% Microsoft
solution I am happy to speak about it in private.

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Steven Edwards - ReactOS and Wine developer

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