Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. As General Counsel of OSI, I agree with the points made by Rick and John and think that they have addressed your questions. We will reach out to them to try resolve the issue.
-----Original Message----- From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-boun...@lists.opensource.org] On Behalf Of Rick Moen Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:15 AM To: license-discuss@lists.opensource.org Subject: Re: [License-discuss] Pritunl "open source" [EXTERNAL MESSAGE] Quoting B Galliart (bgal...@gmail.com): > A couple months ago, I evaluated Pritunl, the "Open Source Enterprise > Distributed OpenVPN and IPsec Server" [...] > (1) What advocacy information does the Open Source Initiative provide which > indicates it is possible to protect the commercial viability of a product > when honoring the Open Source Definition? I am not a spokesman of any kind for OSI, just a member of the open source community. Perhaps someone with official status will get around to contributing to this thread, too. However, a quick check on OSI's site found entries on the FAQ that are helpful, and include pointers to further resources, e.g., Q; How do I make money if anybody can sell my code? A: You can sell services based on the code (i.e., sell your time), sell warranties and other assurances, sell customization and maintenance work, license the trademark, etc. The only kind of profit strategy that is incompatible with Open Source is monopoly-based sales, also known as "royalties". See this article [link] for how to think about business strategies that make money from Open Source. Also, this 2015 survey of open source leaders (including many OSI Directors) provides several business models for Free and Open Source software [link]. https://opensource.org/faq#profit > (2) If someone still is not convinced the OSD is right for their product > but still wants to market their limited license code as Open Source, what > is the downside in doing so? Ignominy. The accurate perception that the claim is fraudulent and deceptive. _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org Please consider the environment before printing this email. The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to postmas...@dlapiper.com. Thank you. _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
