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Microsoft is now allowing developers hosting open-source projects on its CodePlex site to use the once-dreaded GPLv3 open source license.



From All About Microsoft:
With little fanfare, Microsoft — or at least one part of it — has gone from considering the GNU General Public License v.3 (GPLv3) "evil" to "acceptable."
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On October 3, Microsoft announced that, for the first time, it would allow open-source projects hosted on its CodePlex site to specify use of the GPLv3 license. CodePlex is a Microsoft-run site for hosting open-source projects.
  Microsoft enables CodePlex projects to use GPLv3 license