[License-discuss] Illumina Open Source License

[Cinly Ooi]

I agree with Ben.

The part requiring a license from llumina for commercial use in
non-illumina branded equipment in (1)(d) and (4)(b) step over the line.
Ditto the part where you cannot use it for SaaS (4)(c).

(2)(d) which requires commercial entity to inform Illumina about their
modification is also problematic, but perhaps not show stopper.

I will join Ben in the nothing close to being OSI camp.


Best Regards,
Cinly

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On 13 March 2014 15:45, Ben Tilly <btilly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Put me in the nothing close to being OSI camp.
>
> It discriminates against anyone other than Illumina, Inc who would
> like to use it in gene sequencing software.  I would therefore fail it
> under item 5.  A major intent of open source software is exactly that
> you not discriminate in this way.
>
> But I'm a private citizen and my interpretation is only my
> interpretation.  If you're specifically interested in Debian, then go
> to https://www.debian.org/legal/ and get on their mailing lists to get
> their opinions.  Because that is the only one that matters.
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Albert Vilella <avilella at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been trying to wrap my head around the following license, and
> > discussed the contents of it with colleagues. There seems to be two
> > markedly opposed opinions around the license. This is, people that
> > think it's OSI-compliant, and people that think it's nothing close to
> > being OSI-compliant:
> >
> >
> http://github.com/sequencing/isaac_aligner/blob/master/General_Illumina_Open_Source_License_Template_1_Final.pdf?raw=true
> >
> > Although I don't have anything against the license itself, I am
> > personally curious to see how it does when reviewed in this mailing
> > list. Specifically, I would like to see if there are any impediments
> > for software under this license to be packaged for Debian.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Albert.
> >
> > Disclaimer: these thoughts and opinions are my own, and not that of my
> employer.
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