On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:25:11 -0400 Jeremy Wright <wrightjmf@gmail.com> wrote: > I've asked the OSI license mailing list about this, and I wanted to > get the Debian take on it. I didn't see this discussion anywhere else > on this list already. Sorry if I missed it. > > The OSI has approved version 1.3 of the NASA Open Source Agreement > (NOSA), but the FSF has a problem with section 3, paragraph G of the > license. The issue that the FSF cites is as follows: > > "The NASA Open Source Agreement, version 1.3, is not a free software > license because it includes a provision requiring changes to be your > “original creation”. Free software development depends on combining > code from third parties, and the NASA license doesn't permit this." Have you let the OSI know? its possible someone made a mistake, or they may simply disagree with the FSF on this matter. thanks, kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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