On: Getting forked by Microsoft

[sneak]

Publishing free software is giving away a gift.

People using that gift is the point. Forks aren’t just permitted, they are encouraged. That’s why we release free software.

You aren’t in competition with Microsoft and their fork. There is no such thing as marketshare when there is no market.

[AdrianB1 → sneak]

Keeping his name in the license note is required by the terms and that is an expectation, even if you get the software for free.

[bigstrat2003 → AdrianB1]

That's certainly true, but that is by no means the only complaint the author has. His complaint that they aren't properly attributing the copyright is valid. His complaint that they are a "competitor" is not.