XPost: alt.folklore.computers
From: nikke.karlsson@gmail.com

On 2026-01-13, rbowman  wrote:
>
> Do you think Microsoft would get involved with a GPL project?

They already have, including the Linux kernel. If one is to believe
Wikipedia, their first real run-in with the GPL was in 1998.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source#1990s

> How many other FOSS projects use the MIT, Apache, Zero Clause BSD, or
> other permissive licenses?

I don't know offhand, but I've always been under the impression the
licenses you mentioned are all relatively widespread.

Niklas
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