WiX Project Lead Interviewed On CPL Licensing

Posted by simoniker on Friday April 23, 2004 @08:31PM from the give-it-away-now dept.

comforteagle writes "After Microsoft released WiX (Windows Installer XML) under the CPL I found it odd that so many interviews following were with almost everyone but the project lead. So, for your Friday enjoyment I've posted an interview with Rob Mensching, Wix Project lead, who sheds a little light on what's going on behind the scenes at the Shared Source Initiative from the ground." Mensching explains: "My bosses were not involved in the decision which license should be used for the Windows Installer XML toolset. I worked with members of the Shared Source Initiative team who understand the details of the various licenses available to share source code. They listened to my requirements and found that the CPL seemed most appropriate for the toolset."

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frosty pasties by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-23 20:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

the post of the first part
about sig (offtopic)Re:Ahaaa a M$ renegade by Mycroft_VIII · 2004-04-23 20:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

If linux and bsd are blond and brunett, which o.s. is the redhead.

Mycroft

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cu8 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-23 22:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Foreach and enum by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-23 22:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

are hardly what I would call deficiencies in Java. I too work with C#. From the examples of how VB guys use foreach and enum in their code, I'm glad Java doesn't have it. The biggest mistake I see is bad programmers think an enum is just fine for combo widgets, when what they really want are real classes that have behavior. Enums and foreach end up being crutches for bad programmers. I'm sure you're not one, but the people i work with enums in place of good solid design.