[License-discuss] APPROVAL: Universal Public License Agreement v1

[John Cowan]

BIRGUL KARAMIZRAK scripsit:

> Distribution
> 
> Distribution of the original or the copy of the source code by natural or
> legal persons that accept this license is subject to the approval of the
> copyright holder. (manufacturer)

This license is not an Open Source license, because it contravenes Clause
1 of the Open Source Definition <http://opensource.org/osd-annotated>:

    The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving
    away the software as a component of an aggregate software
    distribution containing programs from several different
    sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee
    for such sale.

> Signing of the Contract
> 
> The license will take effect upon signing personally by the license provider
> and the licensee. The signature owner is required to be authorized to sign on
> behalf of the legal person.  

In addition, this license contravenes Clause 7 of the Open Source
Definition:

    The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom
    the program is redistributed without the need for execution of
    an additional license by those parties.

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