[License-discuss] [Non-DoD Source] Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: U.S. Army Research Laboratory Open Source License (ARL OSL) 0.4.0

[Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-bounces at opensource.org] On 
> Behalf Of Richard Fontana
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:04 AM
> To: license-discuss at opensource.org
> Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [Non-DoD Source] Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: 
> U.S. Army Research Laboratory Open Source License (ARL OSL)
> 0.4.0
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 02:50:18PM +0000, Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL 
> (US) wrote:
> > >
> > > Even if you were correct in the assertions you've made about ARL
> > > code, why is a new license needed for contributors other than ARL?
> >
> > Are you suggesting a dual license scheme, where all copyrighted
> > portions are under Apache 2.0, and all non-copyrighted portions are under 
> > the ARL OSL?
>
> No, I'm just suggesting why not adopt a rule that all contributors (other 
> than ARL -- though for the reasons others have stated I think this
> should also apply to ARL) license contributions under the Apache License 
> 2.0.
>
> As a few have pointed out, all code that is nominally licensed under open 
> source licenses will contain noncopyrighted portions.

OK, so you're proposing that contributions that have copyright use the Apache 
2.0 license, and contributions that don't have copyright use the ARL OSL, 
correct?  I just want to make sure I fully understand what you're proposing.

Thanks,
Cem Karan

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