It *is* right, by the definition that we’re using for Open Source. On May 26, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Grahame Grieve <[email protected]> wrote: > > "ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not" > > I don't think that the last bit is right. > > "other licenses cannot be known to be" or "other licenses may not be" - but > you can't outright claim that just because OSI has not approved a license, > it's *not* open source > > Grahame > > > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 5:26 AM, Lawrence Rosen <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > OSI is now hosting the open source California Association of Voting Officials > (CAVO). Thanks OSI! > > > > There was a question on that email list recently about why CAVO prefers GPLv3 > for voting software. I had recommended GPLv3 to CAVO several months earlier. > Below was my response. > > > > The local government agency officer who asked about CAVO's open source > licensing had been confused by some commercial organizations who are > promoting non-open licenses for their voting and elections software. > > > > The final line below (not the actual license recommendation!) is the message > that OSI wants to send. Right? > > > > /Larry > > > > ********************* > > > My understanding is GPLv3 is the CAVO preference from OSI standards.. > > Yes, for reasons relating to reassurance that all derivative works will be > acceptable for voting around the world. The "strength" and "popularity" of > the GPLv3 make it a good license for universal voting software. > > But that doesn't mean that the GPLv3 must be the only open source license > used for free software. > > ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not. > > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss > <http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss> > > > > > -- > ----- > http://www.healthintersections.com.au > <http://www.healthintersections.com.au/> / [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> / +61 411 867 065 > _______________________________________________ > CAVO mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cavo > <http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cavo> Thanks,
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