From: Greg Donald <greg@...>
Date: 2007-09-13T06:29:52+09:00
Subject: Re: IronRuby

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Bill Kelly wrote:
> So long as they are using a genuine open source license--which
> it sounds like they are--I'm hard pressed to imagine any
> catastrophic consequences from their efforts?

I wouldn't trust a free or open source software license from M$ if it
was approved by RMS himself.

And that's what it comes down to with me, trust.  Sure they can
deliver a product under an open source license for a time, but nothing
would keep them from changing the license later if it's their own
project.  Then anyone who wanted to keep going with said project would
have to rely on another group to continue with a still-open, forked
version.  No one really wins in that scenario except M$.  I refuse to
play a part in helping them hurt the open source community.

M$ has a different agenda than most open source software I know and love.
I would never trust them to come in a be a part of that world and not have
other monetary motivation.  They have shareholders to answer to after
all.


-- 
Greg Donald
Cyberfusion Consulting
http://cyberfusionconsulting.com/