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Ok, the MIT license can backfire and damage the author. But it doesn't damage those who receive the software. So why do you resent Microsoft releasing their own software with the MIT license? They expose themselves to the risk that someone else takes their code, adds some extra feature and sells it for a profit. Microsoft acts against its own interests, so what's dishonest in this?


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