Submitting GPLv3 and LGPLv3 for OSI inclusion.

[John Cowan]

Michael Tiemann scripsit:

> We're not playing favorites here.  Unlike the case of the Microsoft 
> licenses (which were discussed as a hypothetical possibility), Chris 
> DiBona made a specific request, which is now in play.  If somebody has 
> code licensed under a Microsoft license (any Microsoft license) and 
> wants to know whether we think the license does or does not conform to 
> the OSD, we'll give it a fair hearing.

In fact, I made actual requests for approval on 9 December 2005
for the MS Community License and the MS Permissive License.  See
http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:sss:11331:200512:cokmgmoknbgepfbongjn
and
http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:sss:11330:200512:mkohfpmjekmjelobgffa
respectively.  I withdrew those requests on 11 December at Russ
Nelson's request: he hoped that MS would submit these licenses
on their own.  Groklaw, eWeek, and Slashdot covered the matter: see
http://recycledknowledge.blogspot.com/2006/08/slashdot-eweek-microsoft-osi-groklaw.html
for links.

I would not be averse to reopening the consideration of these licenses
for the same reasons stated in my original posts.

-- 
John Cowan   http://ccil.org/~cowan  cowan at ccil.org
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where those rights do not exist, they become outraged.  --Neal Stephenson