Microsoft 'Shared Source' Attempts to Hijack FOSS

aacc1313 writes "An article that details how Open Source is being hijacked by Microsoft and the sort via 'Shared Source' licenses and how Open Source licenses have become so much more confusing. From the article, "The confusion stems from the fact that Microsoft's 'shared source' program includes three proprietary licenses as well, whose names are similar in some ways to the open-source licenses. Thus, while the Microsoft Reciprocal License has been approved by OSI, the Microsoft Limited Reciprocal License (Ms-LRL) is not, because it allows users to modify and redistribute the software only on the Windows platform" and "The 'shared source' program was and is Microsoft's way of fighting the open source world, allowing customers to inspect Microsoft source code without giving those customers the right to modify or redistribute the code. In other words, "shared source" is not open source, and shouldn't be confused with it.""

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Re:Sounds like Open Source to me

[ozmanjusri]

Or the Microsoft version...

Microsoft Chick: "Let's fuck!"
Slashdot Nerd: "Actually, I wanted to make sweet meaningful love, but all right."
Microsoft Chick: (Greases up giant dildo) "Bend over and make like Goatse."
Slashdot Nerd: "But but but, that's not what I meant!"
Microsoft Chick: "You said you wanted to fuck. This is how I fuck. I'm going to fuck you geeks, I have done it before, and I will do it again. Now SPREAD!"

Slashdot Nerd walks bow-legged away from the Microsoft Chick, clearly disgusted at the stench of greed and hypocrisy.