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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Simon Phipps suggested:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>> </span>unless there is a specific and well-defined question for us to answer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Q: Which OSI-approved licenses (including MPL, EPL, and the like) are *<b>compatible for aggregating</b>* with ALv2 software without "infecting" the rest of the aggregated work?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The word "aggregate" is used in the OSD. The word "infect" carries much unwelcome baggage. I welcome OSI's license-discuss@ efforts to define these terms.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This question is not specific to the Apache Software Foundation policy on this matter or about NOTICE files. ASF is not the only one aggregating ALv2 software with other FOSS software. The above is a relevant open source question to all of our customers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>/Larry<span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Simon Phipps [mailto:webmink@opensource.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 29, 2015 4:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lawrence Rosen; license-discuss@opensource.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [License-discuss] Proposal: Apache Third Party License Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[Removing cross-posting]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>It's hard to see why this Apache-specific discussion is being redirected to OSI's mailing list and I suggest we end the conversation unless there is a specific and well-defined question for us to answer.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Simon<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>