OSD #2 (was Re: GPL vs APSL (was: YAPL is bad))

[Rick Moen]

begin Matthew C. Weigel quotation:

> I also think that the OSD contributes to this misunderstanding - I
> think the wording of the introduction should be rewritten to not
> suggest the distribution terms have to meet the OSD, but the
> distribution terms or the distribution itself.

Actually, I think it's just a case of some computer geeks amusing
themselves be pretending that the OSD is supposed to be a standalone 
expert system for auto-issuing licence certifications -- while knowing
full well that it's actually a set of guidelines for what the Board
will or won't likely certify based upon the licence's substance.

The existence of a set of guidelines fortunately doesn't bar the Board
-- or the rest of us -- from applying common sense.  E.g., "Sorry, but 
software without source code cannot be open source."

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and scream out it with operatic force, volume, and decorum, and then return to 
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