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Why, Why, Why OSI?

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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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