MS Pulls Windows 7 Tool After GPL Violation Claim 186
Sam notes an Ars story on Microsoft pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store website after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open source code in a way that violated the GNU's General Public License. Whether the software giant is actually violating the GPL, a widely used (including by the Linux kernel) free software license, is not confirmed. "We are currently taking down the Windows USB/DVD Tool from the Microsoft Store site until our review of the tool is complete," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. The fact the company pulled the tool doesn't bode well, so we'll have to watch closely to see what the company puts back on its servers.
Re:So, this is about as damning as you get, isn't (Score:5, Funny)
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Defining GPL? (Score:4, Funny)
the GPL, a widely used (including by the Linux kernel) free software license
Good thing they cleared that up. I never would've known what the GPL is without this explanation.
hey beavis... (Score:5, Funny)
they pulled their tool
huhuhhuh
Re:Let me have a go at it (Score:3, Funny)
No need, I've filled it in. How am I doing?
(Score:0, Troll)
I'd say you hit the nail on the head.
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