: Re: Kermit and NetBSD]
To: Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 11/24/1999 19:06:57
Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> writes:
> How do you define "open source"?
"Open Source" isn't a random term. It is a trademark that can be
applied to code only that meets the Open Source Definition.
See:
http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
Kermit does not meet these criteria, objectively speaking. I find this
to be a shame, since I used to use Kermit regularly, but...
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Perry Metzger perry@piermont.com
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