I am very unsure on whether or not Microsoft would be able to legally change the license on already released versions of Atom. I don't think so, but it would be nice if an IP lawyer could weigh in.
Well, I don't know if they could but I don't think they would, MS is more open source friendly than what meets the eye. And I think they tend to be more open source themselves over the years.
I agree. I don't have any expectation that they would do that. This situation just made me realize that that was a question that I don't know the answer to.
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I am very unsure on whether or not Microsoft would be able to legally change the license on already released versions of Atom. I don't think so, but it would be nice if an IP lawyer could weigh in.
Well, I don't know if they could but I don't think they would, MS is more open source friendly than what meets the eye. And I think they tend to be more open source themselves over the years.
I agree. I don't have any expectation that they would do that. This situation just made me realize that that was a question that I don't know the answer to.