Please add "Public Domain" to "license" list
Lawrence E. Rosen
lrosen at rosenlaw.com
Sun Mar 16 23:39:22 UTC 2003
> I'm not asking the OSI to RECOMMEND releasing software as
> public domain, or to use public domain software. Just a
> clarification that public domain source code (if truly public
> domain) is open source software.
But it isn't. It is usable with open source software without the least
hesitation, but it isn't a license that conforms with the OSD. As such,
OSI has no basis to "approve" it.
/Larry Rosen
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