Sorry for joining the thread so late - my DSL was down for three days.
From: Joseph Carter <knghtbrd(at)debian(dot)org>
> I formally propose that SPI step in and take control of its intellectual
> property.
I concur.
> So far I can name two such instances in which non-free licenses are being
> called Open Source. The first is Apple's license
Right.
> The other real recent example may or may not have been directly endorsed
> by OSI---I don't know for certain. The bitkeeper license is NOT Open
> Source
I spoke with Larry McVoy on the phone yesterday, it's very clear that he
is _not_ promoting the license as Open Source, and OSI is not accepting it
as such.
Thanks
Bruce