Microsoft patent promise not GPL compatible http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-31551/microsoft-patent-promise-not-gpl-compatible Posts in the discussion thread "Microsoft patent promise not GPL compatible" - What Microsoft intends to do with its OSP is to forbid sublicensability, which is one of the cornerstone for distributing GPL code. The OSP page on Microsoft website is pretty clear about it: "There is no need for sublicensing". Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:56:53 +0000 http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-31551#post-80714 Microsoft patent promise not GPL compatible http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-31551/microsoft-patent-promise-not-gpl-compatible#post-80714 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:34:36 +0000 zoobab 2946 What Microsoft intends to do with its OSP is to forbid sublicensability, which is one of the cornerstone for distributing GPL code. The OSP page on Microsoft website is pretty clear about it:

you acknowledge as a condition of benefiting from it that no Microsoft rights are received from suppliers, distributors, or otherwise in connection with this promise.

In the Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is this OSP sub-licensable?

A: There is no need for sublicensing. […]

What Microsoft intends to do is to forbid GPL implementations by casting some doubt with their patent licensing.

Maybe someone has time and energy to write a "Free Specification Promise".

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