License Committee Report

[Carmen Leeming]

Hi Russell.  I am still hoping to get approval for the Adaptive Public 
License. I have attached our follow-up from the last License Committee 
Report.
--Carmen Leeming

>Carmen Leeming writes:
> > Title:  Adaptive Public License
> > Submission:  
> > http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:6913:200305:bogcdnbbhnfbgpdeahob
> > License:  http://www.mamook.net/APL.html
> > 
> > This license was submitted in May 2003.  I checked in June to make sure 
> > that the license had entered the submission process, and received a 
> > reply indicating that it was received and was currently under review.  I 
> > wrote again in November and never heard back.
>
>Sorry, your license fell through the cracks.  I have no automated
>system for tracking license approvals.  On a quick reading, I don't
>see any problem with it.
>
>May I suggest that the CUA Public License use a particular form of the
>Adaptive Public License instead?
>
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Russell Nelson wrote:

>I'm the chair of the license approval committee.  This is my report
>for the current set of licenses under discussion.  If anybody
>disagrees with my assessment of the committee's conclusions, say so
>promptly.
>
>--
>
>Restricts license termination to only if the original work is alleged
>to infringe a patent.
>
>Title: OSL/AFL version 2.1 submitted for approval
>Submission: http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:msp:8002:fdhkogbdmecjfdifioea
>License: www.rosenlaw.com/osl2.1.html
>License: www.rosenlaw.com/afl2.1.html
>Comments:
>  John Cowan gives it the thumbs up with no comments.
>  The redline is at   www.rosenlaw.com/osl2.1-redline.pdf
>Recommend: approval.
>
>--
>
>There is much discussion spent deciding whether NASA can copyright
>software at all.  The license itself says that no copyright is claimed
>in the United States.
>
>Title: NASA Open Source Agreement (NOSA) version 1.3
>Original Submission:
>	http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7698:200402:jfdgbalgdhgblndpmljm
>Re-Submission:
>	http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:msp:7999:ieccombmcpkdjmpppfil
>License: http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Research/Software/Open-Source/NASA_Open_Source_Agreement_1.3.txt
>Comments:
>  John Cowan did a complete re-review of it and found that the
>  previous concerns had been addressed.
>Recommend: approval.
>
>--
>
>The author wants to control software which is merely written to work
>in conjunction with this software.
>
>Title: Open Project Public License (OPPL) 
>Submission: http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7926:200403:flibooikigifnhkciclb
>License: http://nextco.net/~matti/awaiting_approval.htm
>Comments:
>  John Cowan is not enthusiastic about it.
>    http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7981:200403:flibooikigifnhkciclb
>  Neither is Alex Rousskov.
>    http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7983:200403:flibooikigifnhkciclb
>Recommend: turn it down.
>
>--
>
>Title: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0 
>Submission: http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7933:okcnnifeagbhadopkkoe
>License: http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-v10.html
>Comments:
>  Ernie and Rod both point out that since the only change is removing
>    the patent termination, that that doesn't affect its compliance
>    with OSD.
>Recommend: approval.
>
>  
>

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