Hi all,
I read a story on Slashdot about Microsoft further opening up the license to the MSO 2003 XML Reference Schemas.
It seems that the license is compatible with "many open source licenses", Microsoft even provides a link to the OSI.
However, the license requires " (...) that the patent and copyright provisions in the license for the Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas require you to include a notice of attribution in your program." which appears to make it incompatible with (L)GPL.
See:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/30/1433226&threshold=3&tid=109&tid=1
http://www.microsoft.com/office/xml/default.mspx
"Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open By Nate Mook, BetaNews January 31, 2005, 5:45 PM
Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox has blasted recent media reports that claim Microsoft has opened up its Office file formats. [...]"
http://www.betanews.com/article/Analyst_MS_Office_Formats_Not_Open/1107211516
Andrew
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