Mike Wattier writes: > > The OSI is a political organization > > yeah.. and IMHO this is the very reason that many who want to > support the Open Source community, will not do so. It is slowly > becoming a cheerleading section for the GPL.
Not really. The GPL is legally troubled. It attempts to do things which require formation of a contract, and yet it explicitly claims to not be a license but instead only copyright permissions. The Open Software License is a better, if lesser known choice. > Well..there are those within the "community" to which the GPL is a > hindrance, plain and simple. The only reason I can see for this is because you wish to siphon work out of the community's tank. > Those of us who own small businesses have needs that are not being > met by currently defined OSI approved licenses, Then devise a license which fits under the Open Source Definition. No worries, mate. > for doing this, however the trend on new license submissions is > always "use an existing license" or "use the GPL" Indeed, yes. License proliferation is a problem, particularly when the terms conflict. -- --My blog is at angry-economist.russnelson.com | Can I recommend python? Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | Just a thought. 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | -Dr. Jamey Hicks Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3