[License-review] For Approval: License Zero Reciprocal Public License

Kyle Mitchell kyle at kemitchell.com
Wed Oct 25 00:16:13 UTC 2017


On 2017-10-25 01:10, Simon Phipps wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 1:46 AM, Kyle Mitchell <kyle at kemitchell.com> wrote:
> > Those currently wearing fiduciary hats for
> > OSI to seek the benefit of their own legal counsel whenever
> > this comes up.  I'll say no more.
> >
>
> No, please do, I can't let that covert but public allegation slide.

No allegation made or intended.  I've no reason to believe
OSI is currently playing out-of-bounds, or harbor any hope
whatsoever of seeing it called out of bounds.

"Mission" versus "purpose" and tax status is a classic
attorney-client conversation for (c)(3) entities.  One I'm
used to having with those in my charge.  Especially those
working areas adjacent to the (c)(3)/(c)(6) morass.
Especially when transparency, policy positions, and personal
discretion come up.

I don't want to see OSI anywhere near that kind of issue.
But I am not the attorney engaged and accountable to OSI for
advising how to steer clear of it.  So I direct to my
colleagues who are.

The usual lawyerly prudence.  Nothing more.

-- 
Kyle Mitchell, attorney // Oakland // (510) 712 - 0933



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