Microsoft's near-OSD-compliant shared source license

[Mitchell Baker]

I've only skimmed it, but I think Section 2 (quoted below) is another 
way of saying " you  can't combine this with code governed by the GPL."

mitchell

Brian Behlendorf wrote:

>http://www.asp.net/samplessourcelicense/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
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>Any thoughts?
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>This is perhaps the one segment that makes it not OSD-compliant,
>violating OSD #9, but I'm not sure:
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>  [You agree] [t]hat you are not allowed to combine or distribute the
>  Software with other software that is licensed under terms that seek to
>  require that the Software (or any intellectual property in it) be
>  provided in source code form, licensed to others to allow the creation
>  or distribution of derivative works, or distributed without charge.
>
>It even includes a patent poison pill!
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>	Brian
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