<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD><TITLE>Re: DRAFT FAQ: Free vs. Open - ethicality</TITLE>
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<DIV id=idOWAReplyText1316 dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Ernest Prabhakar [mailto:ernest.prabhakar@gmail.com]<BR></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>>The OSI has no interest in branding particular licensing models "ethical" or "non-<BR>>ethical". We believe Open Source is (in general) a superior <BR>>development model, but that is all that we (as an organization) take a <BR>>position on. Various OSI Board Members hold various positions about <BR>>different ethical questions, but the whole point of the OSI is that <BR>>_those_ issues are peripheral to our main position.<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>That paragraph seems FAQ worthy to a potentially contentious question. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>It may or may not be obvious but the FSF </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>certainly has a position on it </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>and if you are trying to contrast the difference </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>between free and open </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>then that would be it, right? Are there any other </FONT><FONT face=Arial>significant ones?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>We can hopefully all agree with the contents of that paragraph.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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