On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tina Gasperson wrote: > Does a license have to comply with the published requirements > (http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.html) in order for the distributor > or creator of the software to call it open source?
No. It is encouraged socially to 'help the end user' by using the Open Source Initiative's definition of 'open source software' in deciding whether to call one's own software such, but there is no legal impetus to do so. The Open Source Initiative owns the servicemark "OSI Approved Open Source Software," and that is all. > disclaimer: This is a possible NewsForge story; if you don't want to be > quoted please say so in your reply. Feel free to quote me. Better yet, take a look in the archives for the instance (last week? earlier this week) of a company calling their software 'open source.' -- Matthew Weigel Research Systems Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ne [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
