Microsoft Open Specification Promise
The Microsoft Open Specification Promise (dt. Microsoft promises of open specifications ) describes a 2006 emitted promise of the company Microsoft , regarding 35 patented to the enforcement of its patents for non-commercial use Web Services to waive.
Until the time of the promise, Microsoft had not enforced its patent rights, but this option was always open to developers and users. Microsoft also waives credit for Microsoft technologies. The Microsoft Open Specification Promise is partially compatible with free and open source licenses. The extent to which this promise is legally valid has not yet been clarified. Lawrence Rosen, lawyer for open source software, analyzed (according to the American legal opinion) the promise as legally harmless.
This move by Microsoft is seen by some as a response to the growing adoption of free software .
Web links
- Microsoft Open Specification Promise
- Open enough to the GPL? Article on Heise online
- Microsoft's openness does not match the GPL - Software Freedom Law Center examines Microsoft's promise golem.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Microsoft Open Specification Promise. Retrieved August 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Microsoft Open Specification Promise Feedback from Lawrence Rosen
- ↑ Promise: Microsoft makes peace with the open source community - article on ZDNet.de
