[CAVO] [License-discuss] SF - LAFCO open source voting draft

[Brian J. Fox]

It *is* right, by the definition that we’re using for Open Source.

On May 26, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Grahame Grieve <grahame at healthintersections.com.au> wrote:
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> "ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not"
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> I don't think that the last bit is right. 
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> "other licenses cannot be known to be" or "other licenses may not be" - but you can't outright claim that just because OSI has not approved a license, it's *not* open source
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> Grahame
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> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 5:26 AM, Lawrence Rosen <lrosen at rosenlaw.com <mailto:lrosen at rosenlaw.com>> wrote:
> OSI is now hosting the open source California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO). Thanks OSI!
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> There was a question on that email list recently about why CAVO prefers GPLv3 for voting software. I had recommended GPLv3 to CAVO several months earlier. Below was my response. 
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> The local government agency officer who asked about CAVO's open source licensing had been confused by some commercial organizations who are promoting non-open licenses for their voting and elections software. 
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> The final line below (not the actual license recommendation!) is the message that OSI wants to send. Right? 
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> /Larry
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> > My understanding is GPLv3 is the CAVO preference from OSI standards..
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> Yes, for reasons relating to reassurance that all derivative works will be acceptable for voting around the world. The "strength" and "popularity" of the GPLv3 make it a good license for universal voting software.
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> But that doesn't mean that the GPLv3 must be the only open source license used for free software. 
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> ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not.
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Brian
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