This really could help open-source development - if there is a convenient method to license all this software to be used in for-sale products, companies would be much less likely to just use it and hope no one notices. Its easier to just pay the fee and know that you won't have any legal problems later.
Putting all the anti-Microsoft BS aside, this really is a pretty good idea - they just need an opt-out option. I wouldn't mind MS telling me that the driver I'm about to install has crashed 4 trillion machines - but I reserve the right to go ahead and install it anyway.
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This really could help open-source development - if there is a convenient method to license all this software to be used in for-sale products, companies would be much less likely to just use it and hope no one notices. Its easier to just pay the fee and know that you won't have any legal problems later.
Putting all the anti-Microsoft BS aside, this really is a pretty good idea - they just need an opt-out option. I wouldn't mind MS telling me that the driver I'm about to install has crashed 4 trillion machines - but I reserve the right to go ahead and install it anyway.
cute little machine...