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feature: what if we were licensed under MIT? (#1602) (#1608)
I keep getting reports from folks who want to contribute but their employer has a restrictive list of pre-approved licenses and MSPL isn't on that list. What if we enabled those to help us? Much easier than making them go through internal corporate bs.
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Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
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The MIT License (MIT)
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This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software,
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you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the
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Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
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The terms "reproduce," "reproduction," "derivative works," and "distribution"
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<Copyright>Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors</Copyright>
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<PackageLicenseUrl>http://opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl</PackageLicenseUrl>
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<PackageLicenseUrl>https://opensource.org/licenses/mit</PackageLicenseUrl>
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<PackageProjectUrl>https://reactiveui.net</PackageProjectUrl>
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<PackageIconUrl>https://i.imgur.com/7WDbqSy.png</PackageIconUrl>
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<Authors>.NET Foundation and Contributors</Authors>

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