what *is* the approval process?

Chris DiBona cdibona at gmail.com
Tue Sep 4 02:36:46 UTC 2007


Wow. I mean, seriously, wow.

Chris

On 9/3/07, dlw <danw6144 at insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>  >> Just as a brief reminder: Killfiles work, too.
>
>  YEAH! Killfiles certainly worked for George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld when
> they invaded Iraq. Just label all those critics
>  of OSI licensing practices unpatriotic (trolls). MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
>
>  Why discuss licensing law? Like Bush and Rumsfeld OSI should remain in
> their "State of Denial" concerning licensing law. OSI approved licenses
> cannot avoid litigation in court forever. Sooner or later the checks and
> balances of the courts will start
>  judging  open source licensing  on its legal merits. Reality has an way of
> encroaching on denial.
>
>  "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our
> inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state
> of  facts and evidence." -- President John Adams
>
>
>


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