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Why, Why, Why OSI?

Aug 22, 2007, 13:30 (9 Talkback[s])
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"Matt Asay writes that he can't understand why Microsoft's submission of its Microsoft Permissive License is not being welcomed by one and all with open arms at OSI. So I thought I'd try to explain it...

"First of all, please note that the OSI's Open Source Definition doesn't say one word about discrimination against entities offering licenses for approval. It requires that an approved *license* not discriminate, not OSI..."

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