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You're assuming malice, when really it's just impractical in most cases that object to this wording. What if my software build includes a Windows client, which
by robertlagrant 3y ago
You're assuming malice, when really it's just impractical in most cases that object to this wording. What if my software build includes a Windows client, which needs some DLL from an install of Visual Studio?
The licence wording as I understand it doesn't differentiate well enough between "large cloud company trying to use my work" and "everyone else".
- wizzwizz4 3y agoIn that particular case, simply distribute the DLL with the source code. Microsoft lets you: they even have "redistributable" in the name!
- robertlagrant 3y agoHah well, that's true. But there may be tougher cases than the one I came up with.
- joseda-hg 3y agoYou're arguing the example, not the concept What if it depends on something that's not created to be redistributable?
- wizzwizz4 3y agoWe can ask "what if" forever. I've never seen an example, you've never seen an example: yeah, it's good to be prepared, but what if we're painting ourselves into corners over things that'll never occur?