License Committee Report for May 2007

[Jim Sfekas]

Russ Nelson wrote:
> > The OSI board met yesterday, and the board accepted all
> > recommendations except the first.  We:
> > 
> > Rejected the SimPL because it intends to solve the same problem as
> > the GPL yet is incompatible with the GPL.  If the authors want to
> > revise their license so that it is GPL-compatible (as is the Artistic
> > License), then we will be happy to reconsider.
>
> It is.  I made sure of it; the latest version posted to the list says,
> "Licensing it to everyone under SimPL, or substantially similar terms
> (such as GPL 2.0);"

We think GPL 2.0 compatibility is an important feature for the SimPL, so
we've tried to incorporate suggestions from the list to make sure that the
SimPL is compatible.  We thought we were there per Matt Flaschen's feedback;
if not, please let us know what else might be needed to achieve that goal.  

Just to be sure we're talking about the same version, I've attached the
latest version of the license, as posted to the list last week.

Thanks.

Jim Sfekas
Bob Gomulkiewicz
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