The company also said it was simplifying its licensing terms for gaining access to the other communications protocols.
They said the effort was canceled after Microsoft threatened to impose tougher licensing terms on the company.
College officials expressed their concern with the new licensing terms, worried about rising costs and have asked about switching to alternative products.
The code quality and general utility along with the licensing terms have led to its use in a multitude of free and open source software.
As well, those commenting here seem to forget history with regard to Microsoft's licensing terms in general.
It is available to European space industry under different licensing terms.
The resulting standard is available under royalty-free licensing terms.
Exactly how much vendors will pay under the new licensing terms will depend upon the configuration of the machine.
It also agreed to change the licensing terms to make its format more available to other software developers.
Extension to other writing systems is prevented by its unique licensing terms.