Seems that with all the HP/DMCA fun lately, Bruce Perens is in no mood for subtlety. http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=37241&cid=4000207 "OSI is probably the biggest mistake I've ever made" A little rant? Why thank you, don't mind if I do :) What spurred him to such heights? OSI is actually considering a license that requires click-wrap. How could a license possibly meet the spirit of open source if it is more restrictive than traditional copyright? Only licenses which attempt to take away the rights you are guaranteed by copyright law need attempt to gain legal validity with clickwrap. Every Free Software license grants the user rights in addition to the rights (EG: fair use) that the user already enjoys under copyright. If you are trying to extend beyond copyright, you have no place calling your software open source. Clickwrap EULA's remove your rights and sell them back a tiny little bit at a time. There is nothing honorable in this. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Microsoft also warned today that the era of "open computing," the free exchange of digital information that has defined the personal computer industry, is ending.' http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/25NET.html Will Microsoft permit you to use your mission critical data when you need it? Linux will, and you have the source to prove it. --------------------------------------------------------------------