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
cowan ccil.org
Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
--Oscar Wilde
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