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I would also add that OSI approval creates trust. OSI approval assures those who may not have the legal understanding or resources that the software they are reviewing affords all of the opportunities of the OSD. It is much easier for organizations to check if some software is "open source," guaranteeing the software freedom they seek, by reviewing the OSI approved licenses than it would be to review each individual license to assess if it is OSD compliant. I'm confident there are other licenses that comply with the OSD, but I'm not confident I or previous organizations I have worked for are competent in determining that. Thus I would rely on the OSI list.<BR>
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In addition, I would also point to examples were a proposed license's wording was enhanced through the review process. That is, even if the license was OSD compliant, ambiguity was avoided through contributions, questions, suggestions of the community. The value of pointing to OSI Approved licenses isn't simply about protecting/promoting the OSI or our vision, it is about providing a nexus of trust and quality.<BR>
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On Wed, 2015-05-27 at 07:55 -0700, Allison Randal wrote:
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On 05/26/2015 02:54 PM, Brian J. Fox wrote:
<FONT COLOR="#737373">> It *is* right, by the definition that we’re using for Open Source.</FONT>
It is very close to right. A license is open source if it complies with
the Open Source Definition. A license might be open source, but not yet
reviewed the by OSI. We use the set of licenses approved by the OSI as a
stand-in, because they're a clearly defined set that we've carefully
reviewed for compliance with the OSD. But, it's important to remember
that the principles of the OSD are the core of it all.
Allison
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