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A '''governance organization''' is a group that oversees some [[content]] or [[software]] to be sure its [[license]] is respected. They also approve any modification to that license. The [[FSF]] and | A '''governance organization''' is a group that oversees some [[content]] or [[software]] to be sure its [[license]] is respected. They also approve any modification to that license, in such a case that the license allows itself to be replaced at a later date. The [[w:FSF|FSF]] and X/Open are such orgs. The best practices of such organizations should be summarized here so that we can copy the best ones in the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]]. | ||
In | In shared source, the governance organization is the main vendor itself, e.g. [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. | ||
In some [[open source]] variants, the organization is also responsible for some other things, e.g. the [[BSD]] license refers to the Regents of the University of California as its governance organization. | In some [[open source]] variants, the organization is also responsible for some other things, e.g. the [[w:BSD|BSD]] license refers to the Regents of the University of California as its governance organization. | ||