LXer: Microsoft welcomes OSI open source to Win8 store

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12-09-2011, 08:30 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,503 Rep:	LXer: Microsoft welcomes OSI open source to Win8 store Published at LXer: Most, but not all, open-source apps are being welcomed by Microsoft into the Windows 8 Windows Store. The Store’s App Developer Agreement (here) allows developers to build their apps for download and installation on Windows 8 machines using any open-source licence as long as it has been approved by the Open-Source Initiative (OSI). The OSI is the body that monitors all open-source licences. Read More...

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