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2006-04-21 23:01:30
David A. Temeles, Jr. scripsit:

> On what basis can OSI preclude anyone from designating
their software
> license as "open source"?  I am new to this
list, but I cannot comprehend
> how OSI would have the legal right to preclude anyone
from using the phrase
> "open source" in any fashion.  OSI could,
however, prevent a party from
> claiming that its license is OSI-approved...

Quite right on all counts as far as legal action is
concerned.  Friendly
persuasion is another thing, and often quite successful.

-- 
John Cowan    http://ccil.org/~cowan   
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Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
 --Oscar Wilde
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