Re:Microsoft Contributes Linux Drivers to Linux Community
by iigs on Monday July 20, 2009 @04:30PM
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It's less of a risk in this case and more of a risk of a GPL library ending up in an executable (Linux kernel source in NT, libreadline in cmd.exe, etc). It's something MS is very conscientious and deliberate about in every case, even when the risks are slight.
how could that possibly happen? microsoft is still the copyright owner on the code, they can use it however they want. they can release it again under a different license or use it in their own products under no license at all.
the worst that could happen in this case is the gpl proves to not be legally binding and someone else is able to use microsoft's gpl code in their own product without releasing the code.