To OSI License Discussion subscribers,
From: Rob Lanphier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
I have read the RealNetworks Public Source License 1.0. I believe that it meets the requirements of the OSD and falls within the boundaries of the spirit of Open Source. If acceptable to the board, this license can be certified as OSI-approved.Here is a link to the RealNetworks Public Source License (RPSL):http://www.helixcommunity.org/content/rpsl We'd like to submit this for consideration as an OSI-certified license.
You may want to proofread (ie. spell check) as there are still a few typos in there, but this is a minor issue.
I think one of the main deterrents to reading the license is the fact that it is essay-length; excluding the exhibits, it is 4,143 words long. I know that it took me ~ 10 minutes to read, which by anyones' definition is not an insignificant amount of time. Certainly it is a lot to try and keep in mind at the same time. It is an indictment of the system that a license needs to be this long in order to forgo as many possible loopholes that can and would be abused.
Cheers, Nathan.
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