BSD-like licenses and the OSI approval process

[Matthew Flaschen]

Chris Travers wrote:
>  Basically "Open Source" has seen widespread generic use which began
> before the founding of the OSI.

You keep saying this without elaboration.  Some evidence would be nice,
since Rick has told you this is false (and has been rehashed here
repeatedly).

The (limited) use before OSI referred to Open Source Intelligence
(totally out of the field of computing), literally having opened the
source (like "open source files in the editor"), or other obscure
meanings.  See
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?lr=&safe=off&num=10&q=%22open+source%22&safe=off&qt_s=Search&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1987&as_maxd=31&as_maxm=8&as_maxy=1997

for a sample of use before OSI.

Matt Flaschen