Open-Source Directory Helps Find Missing Open-Source License

Missing "Sleepycat License" Found & Added to List of Certified Open-Source 
Licenses
 

Moncton, Canada - April 16, 2001 - One week after launch, Open-Source 
Directory (OSD), is pleased to have had played a hand in the discovery of a 
forgotten open-source license: Sleepycat.

"In our first few days after our launch (www.opensourcedirectory.org) we
had a strange email come in from the guys at 'Sleepycat Berkeley DB'", said
Steve Mallett, cofounder of OSD. "It said that their license was approved
years ago, but that it wasn't on our list." OSD only uses OSI certified
licenses. After a few emails it was straighten out & the Sleepycat
License was added to the official Open-Source Initiative list of licenses.

"It's very satisfying to have been in operation for a week & to have
been a catalyst for the addition of a new license for developers to choose
from," stated Mallett.

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Contact:
Steve Mallett
Open-Source Directory
1+(506) 857.9050
steve@opensourcedirectory.com 
http://www.opensourcedirectory.org 
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Steve Mallett | "Stable, Open-Source Apps" 
steve@opensourcedirectory.com | http://OpenSourceDirectory.org