Re: Microsoft Public License DFSG compatibility
Dear Ben,
The MS-PL is an open source license as approved by the Open Source
Initiative:
https://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL
Given that fact, as well as my own understanding of the license, I
would strongly suspect that this is DFSG-compatible. Please note that
I am not yet a DD, though :)
Best wishes,
Sebastian
On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 12:42:39AM -0400, Ben Westover wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was going to package some software that has portions licensed under
> the Microsoft Public License. Is it copatible with the DFSG? A quick
> search yielded no results. Below is the full text of the license.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Ben Westover
>
> This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the
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