Editing WiX (section)

==History==
WiX was the first [[Microsoft]] project to be released under an [[open-source license]], the [[Common Public License]].<ref name="cw"/><ref name=":0" /> Initially hosted on [[SourceForge]], it was also the first Microsoft project to be hosted externally.<ref name="cw" />

On June 6, 2010, WiX moved from SourceForge to [[CodePlex]]. On August 14, 2012, Microsoft transferred the WiX copyright to the Microsoft-sponsored [[Outercurve Foundation]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Ramirez |first=Nick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5VFSs_iKywC&q=Windows+Installer+XML+Toolset |title=WiX 3.6 - A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Packt Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-78216-043-4 |language=en}}</ref> At the same time, the license was changed from the [[Common Public License]] to the [[Microsoft Reciprocal License]]. On May 4, 2016, WiX was transferred to the [[.NET Foundation]].

Since Visual Studio 2012, the traditional setup project type has been removed from Visual Studio (available only as an extension since Visual Studio 2013). WiX is a recommended alternative.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hodges |first=Buck |date=17 March 2011 |title=Visual Studio setup projects (vdproj) will not ship with future versions of VS |url=https://devblogs.microsoft.com/buckh/visual-studio-setup-projects-vdproj-will-not-ship-with-future-versions-of-vs/ |access-date= 22 September 2021}}</ref>