Microsoft restricts use of open source in apps

Dawinderpal Sahota
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App developers barred from using libraries that fall under 'excluded licenses'

Microsoft has banned three types of open-source licence from its Windows Phone Marketplace. The restriction is written in the applications requirements that developers must meet in order to have...

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