• Microsoft yanks the program that probably includes stolen open source code

    Posted on November 11, 2009 at 21:07 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    A few days ago I posted an article about Microsoft stealing open source code, the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.

    Now Ars Technica reports that

    [W]hether the software giant is actually violating the GPL, a widely used … free software license, is not confirmed. “We are currently taking down the Windows USB/DVD Tool (WUDT) from the Microsoft Store site until our review of the tool is complete,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. “We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience.”

    It’ll be interesting to see if Microsoft ‘fesses up to the gaffe and, if so, how they remedy it.

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