Discuss: "Attribution Assurance License"

[Ed Suominen]

[ Please discuss this license. -russ ]

1. See http://www.privaria.org toward the bottom of the page.
2. Closest to BSD. That license did not suffice because I need some 
assurance that an attribution to me as the original author would remain 
prominent when the program runs and in its source & documentation. 
That's important because one of my main motivations for writing the 
software was to tastefully generate some publicity for my professional 
practice. Also, I changed the BSD's "name of the university..." language 
to reflect my assertion of trademarks to the version of the software 
that I distribute, another reasonable way to maintain some prominence as 
the original author. I thought about calling the license the "Publicity 
Hound License," but that wouldn't have sounded very professional, would 
it? :-)
3. My license does not require other software to fall under its terms, 
but the "attribution assurance" part does represent a modest restriction 
on modifications to the software, as some acceptable form of attribution 
must be retained. Also, the PGP-signed copy of my original license must 
be retained in the source and documentation. So, I'm not sure that 
derivative or combined works could be licensed under the GPL.
4. Please feel free to post my license wherever and however you wish.

Some additional notes: I think the idea of PGP-signing a license to 
ensure that it is not modified from what the original author wrote is 
unique and interesting. Also, I have put a few provisions into the 
license that address its use with network security, a hot topic 
nowadays. Of course, I cannot warrant that this license is suitable for 
*any* given purpose, and though I am in the legal profession I am not a 
lawyer in any state.

Best regards, Ed

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