On 8/4/05, Lior Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course we're not OSI, but don't forget that the OSI document > originates in the DFSG. And I prefer to give them something that would > be relevant also for other distros, not just Debian.
Perhaps I'm just too much of a stickler for the truth, but I personally think it would have been better to explain this briefly to George Harker instead of knowingly giving him incorrect information for the sake of convenience. Anyway... It's pretty safe to say that any DFSG-free license will also meet the Open Source Definition, whereas not all OSI-approved licenses are considered DSFG-free. (There's contention as to the freeness of choice of venue clauses and termination clauses relating to patent litigation, among other things). So if universal acceptance of a license amongst the distros is what you're after, then the DFSG are the yardstick you should be promoting, not OSI's OSD. Cheers, -- Andrew Saunders
