[ros-dev] GPL Microsoft Code in the CRT

[Dennis-ReactOs]

> Hi,
>
> On 11/27/05, Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> We do have the right not to use the code, but there should be a better
>> reason than "because it's made by Microsoft"
>>     
>
> No my point was because it would be a pain to explain to some pointy
> haired boss in a mega-corporation. The amount of Microsoft code we use
> is very very insubstantial and for the record I am not opposed to
> using Microsoft code in certain ways. I would have no problem shipping
> the MS Webfonts or the WIX packaging tools on the website as downloads
> from a ReactOS live service or as addons in rosapps. My point is that
> for the sake of explanation and the case of ReactOS being independent
> I think we should remove the code. I emailed to seek feedback on that
> before calling for a vote as we seem to have enough of them going on
> atm......
>   
I tend to not want anything microsoft if I'm going to go with a 
non-microsoft product but why would you need to explain that very little 
microsoft code is used?  I would think that most people would be happy 
with 'all the microsoft code we use is from GPL projects' would be an 
adequate explination.  For that matter, 'all the code in ReactOS is 
under the GPL or compatible license' will be all that most people see.  
But of course, that's just my opinion.

Dennis
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