discuss: Entessa Public License Version, 1.0 (EPL)

[Riley, Jason]

[ Please discuss this license.  -russ ]

Hello All - 
 
Below are details of the Entessa Public License that we would like to be
considered for OSI approval.
 
The Entessa Public License Version, 1.0 (EPL) is very similar to the
contents of the Apache Software License, Version 1.1 (ASL), except for
differences in the following six variations. As such, we believe that
other open source software distributed with open source software under
this license will have the same compatability traits as those with
Apache. 
 
VARIATION ONE
The required acknowledgment of Section 3 of the ASL reads:
 *       "This product includes software developed by the
 *        Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
whereas the required acknowledgment of Section 3 of the EPL reads::
 *       "This product includes open source software developed by 
 *        openSEAL (http://www.openseal.org/)."
 
VARIATION TWO
The beginging of Section 4 of the ASL reads:
    4. The names "Xerces" and "Apache Software Foundation"
whereas EPL reads:
    4. The names "openSEAL" and "Entessa"
 
VARIATION THREE
The contact email address in Section 4 of the ASL is:
    apache at apache.org
whereas EPL reads:
    epl at entessa.com
 
VARIATION FOUR
The end of Section 5 of the ASL reads:
    permission of the Apache Software Foundation
whereas EPL reads:
    permission of Entessa
 
VARIATION FIVE
ASL reads the following parties in the disclaimer:
   THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR
   ITS CONTRIBUTORS
whereas, EPL reads the following parties:
   ENTESSA, LLC, OPENSEAL OR
   ITS CONTRIBUTORS
 
VARIATION SIX
The ASL final declaration reads:
    This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
    individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation and was
   originally based on software copyright (c) 1999, International
   Business Machines, Inc., http://www.ibm.com.  For more
   information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see
   <http://www.apache.org/>.
whereas EPL declaration reads:
   This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
   individuals on behalf of openSEAL and was originally based on 
   software contributed by Entessa, LLC, http://www.entessa.com.  
   For more information on the openSEAL, please see
   <http://www.openseal.org/>.
 
Below is the complete license.
 
/*
 * The Entessa Public License, Version 1.0
 *
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003 Entessa, LLC.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 
 *
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
 *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
 *    distribution.
 *
 * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
 *    if any, must include the following acknowledgment:  
 *       "This product includes open source software developed by 
 *        openSEAL (http://www.openseal.org/)."
 *    Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software
itself,
 *    if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
 *
 * 4. The names "openSEAL" and "Entessa" must
 *    not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
 *    software without prior written permission. For written 
 *    permission, please contact epl at entessa.com.
 *
 * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "openSEAL",
 *    nor may "openSEAL" appear in their name, without prior written
 *    permission of Entessa.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
 * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 * DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ENTESSA, LLC, OPENSEAL OR
 * ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
 * USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
 * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
 * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 * ======================================================
 *
 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
 * individuals on behalf of openSEAL and was originally based on 
 * software contributed by Entessa, LLC, http://www.entessa.com.  
 * For more information on the openSEAL, please see
 * <http://www.openseal.org/>.
 */

Please feel free to post my identity to the discussion list. Thank-you,

Jason Riley
mail: jriley at entessa.com
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