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If it doesn't fit the OSD (https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd) it IS NOT OPEN SOURCE. The license has not been reviewed by the OSI, and there

by BFatts 8y ago

If it doesn't fit the OSD (https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd) it IS NOT OPEN SOURCE. The license has not been reviewed by the OSI, and there isn't any "Approved until shown otherwise" clause to refer to. So, in the OSI's eyes (and really anyone who knows what open source actually is) it's NOT OPEN SOURCE anymore.

jfk13 8y ago
> If it doesn't fit the OSD (https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd) it IS NOT OPEN SOURCE. Well, that presupposes that the OSD is the One True Definition of the term "Open Source"; although the OSD is widely accepted and respected, that's a rather bold claim over an English phrase. > it's NOT OPEN SOURCE anymore That claim doesn't seem justified at this point. It would be more accurate to say that it is not currently CERTIFIED BY THE OSI as being Open Source -- because the OSI has not yet reviewed the new license. Maybe it will turn out that it is Open Source (as per the OSD), maybe not. Until the license is properly reviewed, we simply don't know.