Open Source Initiative chimes in on Novell sale

“The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is stepping into the Novell
sale. The organization is asking the German Federal Cartel Office
to investigate the sale of Novell’s patents to the Microsoft-led
CPTN.

“OSI is primarily known for being the keeper of the flame for
the Open Source Definition (OSD) and approving licenses that meet
the definition. But members of the self-appointed OSI board, in
particular Simon Phipps, have said they wish to nudge OSI into
becoming a more active organization with an actual representative
membership structure. So far, little has happened, but this is at
least a minor step in that direction.

“Like many others, OSI is concerned about the structure of CPTN
and wonders what Apple, EMC, Microsoft, and Oracle have in common
to want to share the Novell patent pool:”

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