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 More options Sep 19 2007, 11:27 am
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From: David Abrahams <d...@boost-consulting.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:27:16 CST
Local: Wed, Sep 19 2007 11:27 am
Subject: Re: Boost license 1.0 is not OSI compliant (i.e. not an open source license)
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On Sep 14, 3:19 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote:

> Quoting the SourceForge project rejection:

> <quote>
> Current status:         Rejected by SF.net
> Review comment:         Greetings,

> This project is being rejected at this time as the selected license is
> not OSI compliant. The main point here is that the license you selected
> does not explicitly state that that the source code may also be freely
> distributed.

When boost.org actually had a lawyer, we had him trying to get us OSI
certification.  He wrote, of that experience:

   They failed to respond.  I believe I cc'ed you on all of my
submissions,
   so you should have copies.  I harassed them for a response, but
after an
   initial "we'll take a look", I heard nothing.  In fact, I think they
are
   actively trying to limit the number of OSI-approved licenses.  So
it's a
   bit of an up-hill battle.

My personal impression is that OSI is more a hobby for a few people
than a
structured organization, and that they feel no obligation to respond
to
requests (especially since they don't ask for $).

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Dave Abrahams
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