Windows 8 Store Will Allow Open Source Apps

MrSeb writes "Some interesting legalese found in the recent publication of the Windows Store Application Developer Agreement could signify a very big win for the open source community. The section in question states that apps released under a license from the Open Source Initiative (GPL, Apache, etc.) can be distributed in the Windows Store. Further, it says that the OSI license will trump the Microsoft Standard Application License Terms, namely the the restriction on sharing applications. As for the reasoning behind this big about-turn, it could be down to Microsoft trying to soften the blow of its Android patent litigation — or maybe Redmond is just trying to differentiate itself from Apple, which famously restricts open source-licensed apps from being sold in its iOS and Mac App Stores."

Re:Microsoft and open source

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Microsoft has just seen that open source really cannot compete with quality products.

Mod parent funny.

Re:Microsoft and open source

[vikingpower]

Mod parent furry

Re:Microsoft and open source

[MrEricSir]

Visual Studio is much better programming IDE than open source ones, especially when you add visualAssist to it.

*sigh*
/goes back to adding a debug printf in gedit.