Roddenberry on DS9

I've always been interested in the continuity of the canon, as it were, from a production standpoint.  There are, after all, some "fan" voices who reject anything after TMP or so, and others who reject anything post-Roddenberry.

I've covered this on the main canon page already based on a reference from a book, but this is newer confirmation from the only surviving horse:

Contrary to a comment from NY Comic Con, Michael Piller and I pitched our ideas for DS9 to Gene, and he gave us his enthusiastic approval.

— Rick Berman (@berman_rick) October 13, 2014

"Michael Piller and I pitched our ideas for DS9 to Gene, and he gave us his enthusiastic approval."

He wasn't around to approve scripts and casting, of course, but the concept of a new show, and perhaps even the general parameters depending on how detailed the pitches were, was approved.