For Approval: Microsoft Permissive License

[Alexander Terekhov]

On 9/27/07, Jon Rosenberg (PBM) <jonr at microsoft.com> wrote:
[...]
> like to propose a revision that I hope will get us closer to that goal.  I would like to
> get all of your feedback on the following name revisions:
> *       Microsoft Community License becomes Microsoft Reciprocal License
> *       Microsoft Permissive License becomes Microsoft Open License
> I look forward to your feedback.  Thanks.

Reciprocal is good. Open is not so good. Consider:

*       Microsoft Permissive License becomes Microsoft Academic License

http://csdl2.computer.org/comp/mags/so/2005/04/s4114.pdf
(Understanding Open Source Licensing: Three How-To Guides)

regards,
alexander.

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