MS Pulls Windows 7 Tool After GPL Violation Claim

Sam notes an Ars story on Microsoft pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store website after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open source code in a way that violated the GNU's General Public License. Whether the software giant is actually violating the GPL, a widely used (including by the Linux kernel) free software license, is not confirmed. "We are currently taking down the Windows USB/DVD Tool from the Microsoft Store site until our review of the tool is complete," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. The fact the company pulled the tool doesn't bode well, so we'll have to watch closely to see what the company puts back on its servers.

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Excellent example of why MS hates GPL.

[miffo.swe]

This is a very good example of one of the reasons Microsoft hates the GPL so much. GPL makes it difficult to take other peoples hard work without giving anything back, or as in MS case, while doing everything they can to kill open source in general. Microsofts version of open source is that i develop and they take the code, the credit and the ownership. No thanks.

Re:So, this is about as damning as you get, isn't

[noundi]

You've posted this like 3 times now, that I know of. It's getting tiresome. And no it's not enough to pull the application, if you've distributed the binary and you've used GPL code you're obligated to release that code. Your mistake, your mess. MS wouldn't be so forgiving, why should the GNU community be? You'd think that the worlds largest software producer, in 2009, would have a better understanding regarding the GPL.
 
I have no objections to proprietary software, but if you want others to follow your licenses, you are expected to follow others. It's not so fucking difficult now is it?
 
Oh and the only troll I see here Sopssa is you for posting repetetive bullshit posts like the one above.