| From: | Russell Nelson <nelson(at)crynwr(dot)com> |
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| To: | Dean Brettle <dean(at)brettle(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Will Lowe <harpo(at)UDel(dot)Edu>, Havoc Pennington <rhp(at)zirx(dot)pair(dot)com>, Anthony Towns <aj(at)azure(dot)humbug(dot)org(dot)au>, bruce(at)perens(dot)com, spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org, board(at)opensource(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [PROPOSAL] Open Source certification |
| Date: | 1999-04-11 01:41:13 |
| Message-ID: | 19990411014113.22926.qmail@desk.crynwr.com |
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Dean Brettle writes:
> Of course, whether a particular license meets the DFSG/OSD is often a
> judgement call, but I consider the current OSI board quite qualified to
> acts as judges/jury in this context. However, as things currently
> stand, they also act as consultants to the organizations seeking
> branding.
I think you misinterpreted something. When Eris Raymond was said to
have been "consulted", they really meant that the OSI board had
certified. There was not a traditional "consulting" arrangement as
most people would understand the word.
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