a proposed change to the OSD

[Russell Nelson]

John Cowan writes:
 > Russell Nelson scripsit:
 > 
 > > I'm going to propose a change the Open Source Definition at our board
 > > meeting next Thursday.  It is simply this:
 > > 
 > > 0) A license may not restrict use or modification of a lawfully
 > > obtained copy of a work.
 > 
 > What about verbatim copying?  Seems to me that shouldn't be restricted
 > either, or am I overlooking something?

Probably not, but I haven't seen anybody complain about that not being 
allowed.  Yeah, call me a reactionary if you want.

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