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eWeek: OSI Should Close Open-Source Licenses

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Feb 18, 2005

“It’s been brewing for months, but the Open Source Initiative is
finally going public with an internal family feud. The cause?
Almost everyone agrees that there are just too darn many
open-source licenses, but no one’s quite sure what to do about
it.

“‘How many,’ you ask? By my count, there are over 50 of
them.

“Wowser…!”

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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