Microsoft is seeking input regarding it's policy regarding individual (non-commercial) open source developers. Please note that this is not just about the openSUSE (Novell Linux) agreement - it covers all open source software coders.
LWN: Microsoft seeks input on promise not to sue individuals
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| Microsoft's Jason Matusow has posted a request for input from the community on how to improve its promise not to sue individual developers. He acknowledges that it "missed the mark," but don't expect things to change too much. "Our design goal is to get language in place that allows individual developers to keep developing. We are not interested in providing carte blanche clearance on patents to any commercial activity - that is a separate discussion to be had on a per-instance basis. As you comment, please keep in mind that we are talking about individuals, not .orgs, not .com, not non-profits, not...well, not anyone other than individual non-commercial coders." |
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