[License-discuss] Proposal of new new open-source license for graphics (TERO-GL-1.0)
Josh Berkus
josh at berkus.org
Mon Nov 3 22:35:27 UTC 2025
On 11/3/25 1:01 AM, Morten Fruelund wrote:
> The license text does not contain any restrictions with regard to fields
> of endeavor, and it does not distinguish between virtual and physical
> use or the purpose of the use. InĀ order to achieve the goal, you
> mention, we simply opted to only grant a copyright license to the
> licensed material, and not include, e.g., a patent license like many
> other open-source licenses also do not do.
That's an interesting approach, a big hedging on the spirit of OSS, but
allowable (in my individual opinion) as long as you don't explicitly
deny patent rights. When you have updated your text from other
commentary, go ahead and submit it to license-review and we'll delve
into the actual text.
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Josh Berkus
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