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This is a huge shame to see, especially after it looked like .NET Core was going in the right direction with regard to general "openness". Definitely a step bac
by lol768 10y ago
This is a huge shame to see, especially after it looked like .NET Core was going in the right direction with regard to general "openness". Definitely a step backward and I hope Microsoft reconsider their stance on this.
Perhaps it's that Rider competes with Visual Studio on some operating systems (but most noticeably not Linux)?
- brudgers 10y agoAs I read between the lines, my suspicion is that Microsoft is probably being legally prudent against the possibility that the software incorporates a third party technology encumbered by a commercial a license agreement...for example a defensive license against a software patent that may date to before Microsoft considered taking .NET open source. When people call on Microsoft to open source more stuff, it's a web of license agreements that require time for Microsoft to work around. Commercial licenses are viral just like copy-left GNU style licenses.