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<div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;" data-attr="forced_root_block_attrs">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.</div>
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<p class="" data-start="764" data-end="776">Key details:</p>
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<p class="" data-start="779" data-end="821"><strong data-start="779" data-end="807">License name and version</strong>: PFSSL v1.0</p>
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<p class="" data-start="824" data-end="872"><strong data-start="824" data-end="834">Author</strong>: Myself (Rafael Senties Martinelli)</p>
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<p class="" data-start="875" data-end="992"><strong data-start="875" data-end="889">Compliance</strong>: The license complies with the Open Source Definition, including criteria such as OSD 3, 5, 6, and 9</p>
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<p class="" data-start="995" data-end="1123"><strong data-start="995" data-end="1007">Adoption</strong>: No projects are currently using the license; however, I am preparing to release some of my own software under it</p>
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<p class="" data-start="1126" data-end="1200"><strong data-start="1126" data-end="1142">License text</strong>: Provided as an attachment and available in <a href="https://www.rsm92.dev/licenses/pfssl-v1.0">HTML format</a></p>
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<p class="" data-start="1203" data-end="1288"><strong data-start="1203" data-end="1222">SPDX submission</strong>: Not yet submitted; I understand OSI approval should come first</p>
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<p class="" data-start="1290" data-end="1396">I welcome your feedback and am available to clarify any details regarding the license or its intended use.</p>
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<p class="" data-start="1398" data-end="1440">Thank you for your time and consideration,</p>
<p class="" data-start="1398" data-end="1440">Rafael Senties Martinelli</p>
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