Re:stupid summary (Score 1)

There's no chance in hell that the licensing terms will be pro open source and we all know it.

Hmm, it seems nobody has read the press release in its entirety.

"However, open source developers, whether commercial or noncommercial, will not need a patent license for the development of implementations of these protocols or for the noncommercial distribution of these implementations, according to a Microsoft patent pledge for open source developers, issued pursuant to the interoperability principles."

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-08ProtocolPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases