28 Nov
2005
28 Nov
'05
1:55 p.m.
Hi,
On 11/27/05, Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I tend to not want anything microsoft if I'm going to go with a
non-microsoft product but why would you need to explain that very little
microsoft code is used? I would think that most people would be happy
with 'all the microsoft code we use is from GPL projects' would be an
adequate explination. For that matter, 'all the code in ReactOS is
under the GPL or compatible license' will be all that most people see.
But of course, that's just my opinion.
Dennis
We do have the right not to use the code, but
there should be a better
reason than "because it's made by Microsoft"
No my point was because it would be a pain to explain to some pointy
haired boss in a mega-corporation. The amount of Microsoft code we use
is very very insubstantial and for the record I am not opposed to
using Microsoft code in certain ways. I would have no problem shipping
the MS Webfonts or the WIX packaging tools on the website as downloads
from a ReactOS live service or as addons in rosapps. My point is that
for the sake of explanation and the case of ReactOS being independent
I think we should remove the code. I emailed to seek feedback on that
before calling for a vote as we seem to have enough of them going on
atm......
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