The OSI License-Discuss mailing list has been ablaze for the past few days since Microsoft submitted its Permissive License to the OSI for official open source license approval. Jon Rosenberg, source program director for Microsoft, posted, "Microsoft believes that this license provides unique value to the open source community by delivering simplicity, brevity, and permissive terms combined with intellectual property protection."
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Member since:2005-07-06
“If MS-PL is an open-source license, just state that, list and shut up.”
The whole point of the list is for them to discuss the proposal, in which, they are defining, is it an open-source licence. It’s funny how these things work, I know, it can tax the dumbest of people.
Member since:2005-07-06
The whole point of the list is for them to discuss the proposal, in which, they are defining, is it an open-source licence. It’s funny how these things work, I know, it can tax the dumbest of people.
Reason why we're buzzing about this is because OSI list is clearly revealing many people stating MS-PL should be rejected because... it's by Microsoft. If it was discussion on legal-basis only, we wouldn't be chatting about it. As MollyC stated, this would be a political reason, not based on merit.
And yes, it's always wise to read the article we're talking about before starting to type. I know not all of us could be wise... but...
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2005-07-06
Definitely agreed. "And I if I don't like your face, I will get my ball away and game is over." ;-)
The marketing excuse is ridicolous. If MS-PL is an open-source license, just state that, list and shut up.
So since when Microsoft is excommunicated from creating an open-source license? Blah.. usual oSS crap.