[License-discuss] Feedback on Open-Source Contribution License

[Brendan Hickey]

"...that users of this software contribute to any open-source work in some
way."

You're requiring something of value in exchange for the software, or at
least trying to. An open source license cannot impose conditions like this.

Brendan


On Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 08:46 Simon Fridlund <simon at fridlund.email> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm looking for some feedback on a potential license I've been thinking
> about for the last few years. I've done some searching and I haven't found
> any open-source license that requires consumers of the software/source to
> contribute to any open-source project in some way.
>
> I've started out with a modified version of the ISC license and it is as
> follows.
>
> ```
> Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
> purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
> copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies and that
> users of this software contribute to any open-source work in some way.
>
> ... rest of ISC license ...
> ```
>
> What do you think about a license like this and is the language in the
> changes even close to ok for a license?
>
> Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> Here's a link to the license repo I've setup.
> https://github.com/zimme/open-source-contribution-license
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Simon Fridlund
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