[License-review] L0-R WAS: moving to an issue tracker

Josh berkus josh at postgresql.org
Tue Jun 19 23:18:56 UTC 2018


On 06/19/2018 04:12 PM, Kyle Mitchell wrote:
> There was lively debate on L0-R's OSD conformance, but most
> controversy focused on broader policy concerns.  I read
> repeatedly that policy would prevail: that OSI would not
> approve, even if the license were OSD-conformant, even if it
> had approved licenses with comparable features before.  By
> sheer endurance---many characters were typed---and some
> perseverance---the list went down for a spell---the group
> did manage two waves of focused comment directly on OSD.  But
> overall, policy stalked conformance and vice-versa, making
> each conversation much harder to have.

L0-R is a great example of where some format other than email would help
a LOT.  Like, I can't tell you whether I personally approve of the
license at this point or not, because I've completely lost track of what
the current text is, and what the lawyers had to say about the meaning
of certain pieces of language.

--Josh Berkus




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