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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Heather, thank you for that clarification. It has been difficult in the past to steer some folks away from these irrelevancies. I've asked several times why OSET doesn't just join with CAVO in some way to encourage FOSS? Never a good answer....<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'>Now maybe we can get this thread back to elections software and its many licenses? <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'>/Larry<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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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'> Meeker, Heather J. [mailto:hmeeker@omm.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 7, 2015 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> License submissions for OSI review <license-review@opensource.org><br><b>Cc:</b> legal@osetfoundation.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [License-review] FW: [CAVO] Submission of OSET Public License for Approval<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>This discussion has been veering off-topic, and I don’t want to add to that trend. However, given the number of postings mentioning Mr. Kapor specifically, OSET has been asked to clarify the facts, and I am posting on their behalf to do so. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Mitch Kapor graciously granted seed money to the OSET Foundation (then OSDV Foundation) over 7<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>years ago. He has provided no further funding since that time. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Mr Kapor moved on to other projects over 4<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>years ago. He is not currently contemplating investing in or donating to any project engaged in electoral technology reform. Mr. Kapor is not currently an adviser or board member of OSET Foundation, and does not contemplate any on-going engagement with the OSET Foundation. Due to continued mischaracterization by others of his early support, Mr. Kapor requested that OSET remove references to him on its web site in 2014, and OSET did so. <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'>The current and accurate facts: the OSET Foundation is funded by several philanthropists and grant-making organizations; none of which is affiliated with Mr. Kapor. This is demonstrated by our IRS filings, which are available upon request to <a href="mailto:legal@osetfoundation.org">legal@osetfoundation.org</a>.<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'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> License-review [mailto:</span><a href="mailto:license-review-bounces@opensource.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>license-review-bounces@opensource.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Turner<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 04, 2015 7:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lawrence Rosen; CAVO<br><b>Cc:</b> License submissions for OSI review<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [License-review] [CAVO] Submission of OSET Public License for Approval</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Maybe there are answers in the sidebar- - What compels someone like Mitch Kapor to create a new license for election systems ? What compels him to be in the space of "open source " voting systems to begin with ? Certainly we assume he has more than enough money but is it just greed for more ? Is it the power that comes with pioneering a new license so that he can be the " kingpin " of voting ? This is the concern of the open source voting pioneer community. OSET has consistently ignored. the open source community and now this new license issue is upon us. Why would we need a new license rather than use GPLv3 ? . <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>