[License-discuss] Submission of PFSSL v1.0 for OSI Review and Approval

[rafael at senties-martinelli.com]

Hello Josh,

The license isn’t directly based on any single one, but most of its clauses are inspired by well-known licenses such as MIT, MPL, GPL, and Apache. I also aimed to make the language user-friendly and accessible, so users can read the license directly and understand their rights clearly, without relying on summaries.


Best regards,
Rafael Senties Martinelli


-----Original Message-----
From: Josh <josh at berkus.org>
To: license-discuss <license-discuss at lists.opensource.org>; rafael <rafael at senties-martinelli.com>
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025 1:47 AM CEST
Subject: Re: [License-discuss] Submission of PFSSL v1.0 for OSI Review and Approval


On 5/12/25 10:18, rafael at senties-martinelli.com wrote:
> This license aims to offer a middle ground between permissive licenses 
> (such as MIT or BSD) and stronger copyleft licenses (such as LGPL or 
> AGPL). It ensures compatibility with proprietary software (i.e., it is 
> non-infective), while requiring source code availability, proper 
> attribution, and consideration of network-based software usage.

What existing license text is this based on?  A lot of it looks fairly 
familiar.

-- 
Josh Berkus