[discuss] License Approval Request: Macromedia Open Source Li cense

[Tom Harwood]

> [David Johnson] In short: I do not see and significant changes between your license and the original.

I (as a delegated representative of Macromedia, Inc.) will take your feedback to the Legal department, but I did ask them to use the original license and they indicated that they felt that the wording inserted was of greater import than your interpretation of the word "clarify."  Perhaps I can get them to clarify their position as well as the license.

> [David Johnson] So just use the original.

I (as a geek) would be extremely happy to do so.  Does anyone know of other large software vendors who have adopted a common license and not suddenly exploded and/or turned into a frog?  A case study, if one exists, specifically targeted at the licensing issues would be most helpful.

> [David Johnson] I humbly beg the OSI to fast track to the day when all Open Source Certified 
> licenses are either generic or templatized so that we do not end up with 
> several hundred identical CPL's with merely the name of the governing 
> jurisdiction changed.

This is an excellent suggestion.

Thanks, and best regards,

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Tom Harwood
Macromedia Server Products
CFML Language Development

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