on Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 07:45:08PM -0700, Lawrence E. Rosen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The current email-based license-discuss is not helping the OSI board > evaluate licenses. Indeed, I just discovered that at least one board > member is so inundated with email that he doesn't even subscribe. The > problem -- as I perceive it -- is that the discussions are of two > entirely different types, and the fire-hose-like email barrage combining > those two categories is reducing our effectiveness at absorbing the > content of the messages: > > (1) Discussions about licenses are the most important immediate function > of license-discuss. > > (2) Discussions about other issues (legal, political, philosophical, > etc.) about a wide range of topics are invaluable to the community but > don't often affect license reviews. > > BOTH categories are important and I don't want to reduce the dialogue in > any way. > > But considering the first category only, license submitters and the OSI > board need a way to obtain focused feedback on specific licenses. The > board needs to know, does License X comply with the OSD? If it does > not, what provisions of the OSD are violated and why? If it does, are > there any other specific comments about that license that would help > companies decide whether to use the license or to accept software > licensed under it? Another thought: Many high-traffic lists (of which I'm not sure l-d really qualifies) have a "news" summary that's posted periodically, usually weekly. This usually covers highlights of recent discussion. Examples include kernel-traffic and Debian Weekly News. This might be another solution to the current problem. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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