Partial redistribution of Windows App SDK with my app

[Alovchin91]

Hi,

In my app, I would like to use only a part of the Windows App SDK (specifically, Microsoft.UI.Windowing and Microsoft.UI.Composition.SystemBackdrops APIs to create a window with a custom title bar and apply the Mica backdrop to it). The app is written in Rust, so I have full control over the APIs that I generate the bindings for.

Am I allowed to redistribute only a part of the Windows App SDK with my app that I need? I suppose the MIT license allows me to do that, but I want to be sure.

I do realise that I will have to prepare all the redistributable components myself (figure out the dependencies, copy them over to the output directory, etc.). I don't ask for a feature, I ask for a legal (and maybe technical) advice essentially.

Thank you!

[ssparach]

Would the MetaPackage feature introduced in v1.8-experimental2 help address your scenario?
The functionality you're referring to is part of the Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences component package. If this meets your needs, we'd love to hear confirmation. If not, please share more details so we can better understand and provide support. Thanks!

[Alovchin91]

@ssparach Indeed, it looks exactly like what I was looking for! I'll give it a try within the next two weeks and report if anything's missing. Feel free to close this issue in the meantime.