[License-discuss] What should fit in a FOSS license?

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Wed Mar 11 20:21:11 UTC 2020


Quoting Pamela Chestek (pamela at chesteklegal.com):

> Have you been reading the rationale documents I've been writing (for
> both approved and unapproved licenses) since I became chair? Is that not
> what you mean?
> 
> CALv1:
> https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Archived+Discussions+on+Not+Approved+Licenses/Rationale+Vaccine+License/

Probable intended URL for above:
https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Working+Groups+%26+Incubator+Projects/Archived+Discussions+on+Not+Approved+Licenses/Rationale+Cryptographic+Autonomy+License/

> Vaccine License:
> https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Archived+Discussions+on+Not+Approved+Licenses/Rationale+Vaccine+License/
> 
> They're linked from the rejected licenses page.

Since this ought to be said more often and more loudly:  Thank you, Pam.
These are small miracles of clarity and enlightenment.

Index page ('rejected licenses page') is here:
https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Archived+Discussions+on+Not+Approved+Licenses/

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