On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Patrick Masson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would also add that OSI approval creates trust. OSI approval assures > those who may not have the legal understanding or resources that the > software they are reviewing affords all of the opportunities of the OSD. > Listen! Listen! (Hear, hear, even.) When a marketing or PR person tells me their company wrote their own open source license I ask, "Is it OSI-approved?" Often it is not. Or... err... their software is "based on open source." The OSI still has lots of pull, at least in my world. Thanks for keeping on ! -- Robin 'Roblimo' Miller Bradenton, Florida, USA - Slashdot video editor - ITKE Cheap Computing blogger - Member, Internet Press Guild - Member, American Legion
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