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07-Nov-2009, 07:39 PM #1
Did Microsoft Borrow GPL Code For a Windows 7 Utility?
http://www.withinwindows.com/2009/11...ft-store-tool/





The tool in question
http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool


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11-Nov-2009, 05:14 PM #2
I see MS has removed the page in question.

http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool

Glad I got a copy while the getting was good..

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gmwnzhzjt2i

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At least MS came clean. They should really start embracing the OSS community, as Apple did. This way, issues like this wouldn't exist.

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10-Dec-2009, 08:26 PM #5
Microsoft has Open Sourced the tool

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...ows-7-tool.ars

http://port25.technet.com/archive/20...der-gplv2.aspx

The original MS link is hot again.



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