Re: [License-discuss] SF - LAFCO open source voting draft
On 05/26/2015 02:44 PM, Grahame Grieve wrote: > "ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not" > > I don't think that the last bit is right. > > "other licenses cannot be known to be" or "other licenses may not be" - > but you can't outright claim that just because OSI has not approved a > license, it's *not* open source Yes, good clarification. That's certainly not what we meant to imply. Mainly we were focused on the fact that the set of open source licenses includes more than just the GPL. Allison ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
Re: [License-discuss] SF - LAFCO open source voting draft
Grahame Grieve scripsit: > "other licenses cannot be known to be" or "other licenses may not be" - but > you can't outright claim that just because OSI has not approved a license, > it's *not* open source +1 -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowanco...@ccil.org Not to perambulate the corridors during the hours of repose in the boots of ascension. --Sign in Austrian ski-resort hotel ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
Re: [License-discuss] SF - LAFCO open source voting draft
"ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not" I don't think that the last bit is right. "other licenses cannot be known to be" or "other licenses may not be" - but you can't outright claim that just because OSI has not approved a license, it's *not* open source Grahame On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 5:26 AM, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > OSI is now hosting the open source California Association of Voting > Officials (CAVO). Thanks OSI! > > > > There was a question on that email list recently about why CAVO prefers > GPLv3 for voting software. I had recommended GPLv3 to CAVO several months > earlier. Below was my response. > > > > The local government agency officer who asked about CAVO's open source > licensing had been confused by some commercial organizations who are > promoting non-open licenses for their voting and elections software. > > > > The final line below (not the actual license recommendation!) is the > message that OSI wants to send. Right? > > > > /Larry > > > > * > > > My understanding is GPLv3 is the CAVO preference from OSI standards.. > > Yes, for reasons relating to reassurance that all derivative works will be > acceptable for voting around the world. The "strength" and "popularity" of > the GPLv3 make it a good license for universal voting software. > > But that doesn't mean that the GPLv3 must be the only open source license > used for free software. > > ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not. > > ___ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@opensource.org > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss > > -- - http://www.healthintersections.com.au / grah...@healthintersections.com.au / +61 411 867 065 ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
[License-discuss] SF - LAFCO open source voting draft
OSI is now hosting the open source California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO). Thanks OSI! There was a question on that email list recently about why CAVO prefers GPLv3 for voting software. I had recommended GPLv3 to CAVO several months earlier. Below was my response. The local government agency officer who asked about CAVO's open source licensing had been confused by some commercial organizations who are promoting non-open licenses for their voting and elections software. The final line below (not the actual license recommendation!) is the message that OSI wants to send. Right? /Larry * > My understanding is GPLv3 is the CAVO preference from OSI standards.. Yes, for reasons relating to reassurance that all derivative works will be acceptable for voting around the world. The "strength" and "popularity" of the GPLv3 make it a good license for universal voting software. But that doesn't mean that the GPLv3 must be the only open source license used for free software. ALL OSI-approved licenses are open source. Other licenses are not. ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
