Question on OSD #5

Matthew Flaschen matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu
Sat Dec 15 01:58:38 UTC 2007


Chris Travers wrote:
> 
> s/aggressive/coercive/    ;-)
> No, I wouldn't go so far as to ban them.  I am content with speaking out as
> to why they are problematic.  I would draw the line at any license which
> requires private modifications to be distributed to the original
> developers-- those should not be subject to OSI approval.

I agree any license that requires distribution to an arbitrary party (as
opposed to those who actually receive or interact with the software) is
burdensome and unnecessary.

Matt Flaschen



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