[triage] Re: For Approval: Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003

[Zak Greant]

Hi Shriramana, Greetings All,

Shriramana, you probably haven't been following license-discuss lately.

If you read the following pages, things should become relatively clear.
   * https://osi.osuosl.org/wiki
   * http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mmp:14786 and
   * http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mmn:14787
   * https://osi.osuosl.org/ticket/45

On Oct 11, 2007, at 05:50PDT (CA), Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
>> I suggest that you (OSI Board of Directors folks) form a new
>> for-profit corp opensource-approval.org  (or some such) and offer OSI
>> license submission service for say fifty bucks or so per "For
>> Approval" request to OSI (fulfilling all OSI rules and procedures,
>> unstated including, that is). Just an idea.
>
> I seriously object to making a business out of this. Licenses not  
> OSI-approved even if OSD-compliant will not be allowed to be called  
> "open source" and the process of making your license OSI-approved  
> carries a fee. USD 50 is INR 2000, Mr Terekhov -- that's not a  
> small sum for me, Mr Terekhov if I want to get my license OSI- 
> approved. Often people writing OSS are enthusiasts and not  
> necessary professional programmers who earn a lot.

I don't believe that Alexander was serious.

I won't be ticketing this issue.

Cheers!
--zak