[Squeakfoundation]A Gentle Introduction to the Squeak Community
Ned Konz
squeakfoundation@lists.squeakfoundation.org
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:41:28 -0800
On Saturday 23 November 2002 12:29 pm, Ian Piumarta wrote:
> Who cares about OSI? Just leave it at "Sq is an open-source
> system.", or keep the original wording: "Not only is all source
> code included and changeable at will, it is also completely open
> and free." Screw the rest. The OSI don't have any kind of
> inalienable right to `magically bless' software.
I have to agree. We have to ask ourselves:
* to whom are we speaking?
To folks new to Squeak.
* why are we saying this?
To let them know what kind of community and expectations there are=20
around Squeak.
* what kind of detail do we need to go into here?
Not much. We should provide a link to the actual text of the license=20
and leave it at the original wording.
* to whom would it matter whether RMS would call Squeak Open Source?
I'm not sure. Perhaps to people wanting to incorporate Squeak into=20
some OSI-blessed distribution? By the time they get to that point,=20
though, they'd have already read the Squeak License and become more=20
familiar with Squeak.
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Ned Konz
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