WiX Project Lead Interviewed On CPL Licensing

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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Re:Tons of Free code at M$

[soulhuntre]

And blinded by hate, don't forget that.

But then, these are the same people who want to maintain copyright control of their own code (GPL) and steal anythign else they feel like they want (Napster, DeCSS and so on).