Just over a week ago, Microsoft announced that it would reverse its decision to ban open source apps from the Microsoft Store. Today, the company is putting that decision into practice through an update to Policy 11.2.
Under the previous Microsoft Store Policies Indicated that applications cannot “attempt to take advantage of open source software or other software generally available for free, or an irrationally high price in relation to the features and functionality provided by your product.”
Although Microsoft is keeping the part on for-profit commercial apps, those that are free or reasonably priced will remain. In his 11.2 policy updatesthe company details the changes it is making:
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“All content in your product and associated metadata must either be originally created by the application provider, appropriately licensed by the third-party rights holder, used as authorized by the rights holder, or used as otherwise permitted by law.Reporting complaints of infringement can be made through our online form.
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Microsoft insists that was their goal the entire time and that the developer unease was just a misunderstanding.
Open source apps have been available on the Microsoft Store for quite some time. Additionally, Microsoft has often positioned itself as a champion of open source application developers. With the previous policy, many developers thought Microsoft was being too harsh on commercial open source applications.
It is unclear if Microsoft will return to change this policy in the future. However, the company’s insistence that this was always the plan indicates at least some finality.
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