And the question is: is this enforceable?
And the answer is: if it isn't, neither is the (L)GPL. Why
would MS not
be able to place restrictions on distribution of their own
copyrighted code?
Not in the case of Microsoft. This should fall under the sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Probably true, but I would hate to use that argument in court, unless as the very last line of defence.
If I buy a copy of MS Visual Studio and I have to redistribute files to Windows 9x, NT, 2K, XP, Etc then I should be able to also redistribute the same files to Linux or ReactOS.
Also note that if you for example put it on a web site, you are not really redistributing to a special OS, in fact you are not really even redistributing to a special person or company, you are just redistributing it period....
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Patrik Stridvall