Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL)

Question

Does anybody knows if I can use (opens source) software components/controls, which are under the Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL), in commercial projects ? Can anybody provide me a good and above all clear site with a overview of all open source licences and their restrictions ?

Answer 1

The FSF's License List is one of the more comprehensive, and legally pedantic (in this case a good thing).

That list identifies the Ms-RL as a free-software copyleft license incompatible with the GPL.

If that description isn't enough to answer your question, then either the question is too broad for this sort of forum and will need to be more specific; or, the question is too specific to your situation (ie. you are probably attempting to loophole the license), and you will need to talk to a lawyer.