[Fwd: FW: For Approval: Generic Attribution Provision]

[John Cowan]

DShofi at atmi.com scripsit:

> I thought that I made myself clear.  I do not disagree with the OSI's
> vital role as moral authority, consultant, certification mark provider,
> etc. as Michael references above.  However, I do not recommend that
> anyone fool themselves into thinking that the OSI or anyone else has
> any proprietary right to "open source" as a textual term so as to
> require approval before use thereof.  That is my sole point.

No one disagrees.

-- 
Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.
        --Arthur C. Clarke, "The Nine Billion Names of God"
                John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org>