[License-discuss] Modified Apache License

[Langley, Stuart]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-bounces at lists.opensource.org]
> On Behalf Of Brian Behlendorf
> Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2021 1:56 PM
> To: license-discuss at lists.opensource.org
> Subject: Re: [License-discuss] Modified Apache License
> 
the Apache Software Foundation has objected in
> the past to folks using the phrase "modified Apache license" to describe
> licenses that are sometimes much more substantial departures (and non-OSI
> compliant) but still inherit the same degree of public trust.
> 

> 
> Not only is it important to avoid confusion in the market, it's important
> to ensure that SPDX identifiers are correctly used so that automated tools
> are able to audit software stacks for license conformance, and something
> like "modified Apache license" may lead someone inadvertantly to add an
> Apache SPDX identifier to the top.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
[STL] Thank you Brian, we appreciate the issues you mention and my query is indeed motivated by trying to address some of the issues you identify.