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Comment	>> I was under the assumption that PST files are covered under MS's Open >> Specification Promise program. Perhaps I misunderstood, or do not >> understand the program fully? >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/programs/osp/default.aspx#office-file-formats > > How "free" this license is depends on how you construe it. Granted, > it's no different from how people construe, the GPL. > > The troubling aspect is that Microsoft up front claims this IP is > covered by patents (whether valid or not), and Microsoft directly > says that they can rescind this grant based on your actions. This is > not an "irrevocable" grant of of authority on its face like, say, the > BSD license is. > > In short: is it ok? Maybe. But there is much less of a track record > than, say, the GPL. And quite honestly, there isn't a huge track > record for the GPL either. It comes down to the risk any individual > person/organization is willing to undertake. That's why Microsoft > offers to option to just license the patents outright and eliminate > this concern.
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