My Resolve to Treat Microsoft Like Any Other License Submitter is Being Sorely Tested | Linux Today

My Resolve to Treat Microsoft Like Any Other License Submitter is Being Sorely Tested

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 1, 2007

“There’s been a lot of debate in the community about how OSI
should properly handle Microsoft’s planned submission of some of
its licenses for OSD certification. That debate has been been going
on within OSI, too.

“OSI’s official position, from the beginning, which I helped
formulate and have expressed to any number of reporters and
analysts, is that OSI will treat any licenses submitted to
Microsoft strictly on their merits, without fear or favor. That
remains OSI’s position. But…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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