Interesting Microsoft license clause re open source

[Dave J Woolley]

> From:	Forrest J Cavalier III [SMTP:forrest at mibsoftware.com]
> 
> The GPL does not meet their definition of "Potentially
> viral software."
> 
> 
[DJW:]  That depends on whether the examples of 
software with which it may not be distributed form
a, non-exclusive, part of the definition of 
"Potentially Viral Software", i.e. PVS is software which
creates or purports to created an oblgation 
on Microsoft (of the form described)
or which is licensed under one of the listed licenses, 
regardless of whether there is any implication of 
an obligation

It would have been clearer if there had been some legal
wording (IANAL) something like "not withstanding this definition
and without prejudice to its generality...shall be considered ...
for the purposes of this licence", but I think that
was the intention.

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