Microsoft Open Specification Promise (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Microsoft Open Specification Promise, is a promise by Microsoft, published in September 2006, to not assert legal rights over certain Microsoft patents on implementations of an included list of technologies. The OSP is an example of free Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms for patents, also known as a Covenant Not to Sue. The OSP licensing covers any use and any implementations of an appended list of covered specifications. It is limited for implementations to the extent that they conform to those specifications. This allows for conformance to be partial and does not require the conformance to be perfect.