+1 My concerns are already noted, but I don't want to see graduation blocked by the separate, long winded process you are likely to have on your hands getting acceptance of the Clear BSD license.
Schuyler Erle wrote: > * On 9-Oct-2007 at 10:53PM PDT, Cameron Shorter said: > >> +0 >> (changed to +1 if +0 is considered blocking) >> >> As noted on PSC email lists, I don't like the proliferation of Open >> Source licenses. I understand Metacarta's concerns regarding the >> ambiguity of the BSD license and think they are valid. >> >> I'm encouraged by Metacarta's intent to propose the "Clear BSD" be >> incorporated into the next version of the BSD. However I'm concerned by >> the delay engaging the BSD community, and it seems no resources are >> allocated to the task. >> > > I think we agreed by consensus that a +0 would block a license change. > Our informal understanding with Howard and Frank is that the Clear > BSD, as Chris indicated, is sufficiently similar to existing BSD > licenses that, given the existing precedent with GDAL, the OSGeo > Incubation Committee and Board of Directors are likely to accept it as > falling well within the spirit of other OSGeo-approved licenses. > > It's very important that we have a strong consensus within the PSC > before moving forward. Cameron, can we get either a +1 from you, or a > more detailed explanation of your concerns so that we can ensure that > they get addressed? > > SDE > > -- Cameron Shorter Systems Architect, http://lisasoft.com.au Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050 Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254 _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
