Analysis of Recent Microsoft “Open Source” Project Postings
Cnet published an article describing projects under Microsoft’s CodePlex, a site Microsoft has set up to host projects it calls open source. The article reviews Microsoft’s different source code licenses and the speculates on the reasons why Microsoft releases code under the Windows-only Microsoft Limited Permissive License or open source Microsoft Public License.
See also “Microsoft taints open source CodePlex well” on theregister.co.uk.