Can OSI specify that public domain is open source?

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Chad Perrin (perrin at apotheon.com):

> Your response makes me think that you read what I said as claiming it's
> open source even if patents prohibit people from treating it as open
> source.  That is not what I said.

You're doubtless correct.  My apologies.  It was the middle of a busy
day, and I really should have delayed reading license-discuss mail until
I had time to read it carefully.