<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body style="line-height: 1.5;font-family: '\u5fae\u8f6f\u96c5\u9ed1'"><div style="font-family: \u5fae\u8f6f\u96c5\u9ed1; line-height: 1.5;"><div>Hello OSI community,<div><br></div><div class="">I would like to submit a new license for discussion: the OPEN TOM PUBLIC</div><div class="">LICENSE (OTPL) version 1.2.</div><div><br></div><div class="">Summary:</div><div class="">- Permissive for derivative works (can be closed-source, commercial,</div><div class=""> modified without redistribution of changes).</div><div class="">- Requires source code to accompany binary distribution (any reasonable</div><div class=""> format: ZIP, folder, 7z, etc.).</div><div class="">- Includes patent grant with defensive termination.</div><div class="">- Explicitly disclaims responsibility for derivative works.</div><div class="">- Software provided "AS IS".</div><div><br></div><div class="">I believe OTPL complies with the Open Source Definition (OSD) and fills a</div><div class="">gap between permissive licenses (MIT/BSD) and copyleft licenses (GPL).</div><div><br></div><div class="">Full license text is included below.</div><div><br></div><div class="">Looking forward to your feedback.</div><div><br></div><div class="">Thank you,</div><div class="">Tom</div><div class="">---</div><div class="">OPEN TOM PUBLIC LICENSE (OTPL)</div><div class="">Version 1.2</div><div><br></div><div class="">Copyright (c) [year] [copyright holder name]</div><div><br></div><div class="">Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy</div><div class="">of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal</div><div class="">in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights</div><div class="">to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell</div><div class="">copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is</div><div class="">furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:</div><div><br></div><div class="">1. Attribution and License Retention.</div><div class=""> All copies of the Software, in whole or in part, including modified or</div><div class=""> unmodified versions, must retain the above copyright notice, this entire</div><div class=""> license text, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or</div><div class=""> other materials provided with the distribution.</div><div><br></div><div class="">2. Source Code Inclusion for Binary Distribution.</div><div class=""> If the Software (or a work containing the Software) is distributed in</div><div class=""> compiled, executable, binary, or any non-source form (including but not</div><div class=""> limited to executable files, installers, container images, mobile</div><div class=""> applications, or embedded systems), such distribution must be accompanied</div><div class=""> by the complete corresponding source code of the Software as provided by</div><div class=""> the original copyright holder. The source code may be provided in any</div><div class=""> reasonable and commonly used format or medium, including but not limited</div><div class=""> to: a ZIP, RAR, 7z archive; a directory containing the source files; or</div><div class=""> any other machine-readable format that allows the recipient to</div><div class=""> conveniently access and inspect the source code. Modified source code need</div><div class=""> not be disclosed unless the modifier chooses to do so.</div><div><br></div><div class="">3. Patent License.</div><div class=""> Each contributor hereby grants to each recipient a perpetual, worldwide,</div><div class=""> non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in</div><div class=""> this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell,</div><div class=""> import, and otherwise transfer the Software, where such license applies</div><div class=""> only to those patent claims licensable by such contributor that are</div><div class=""> necessarily infringed by their contribution(s) alone or by combination of</div><div class=""> their contribution(s) with the Software to which such contribution(s) was</div><div class=""> submitted. If any recipient institutes patent litigation against any</div><div class=""> entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging</div><div class=""> that the Software or a contribution incorporated within the Software</div><div class=""> constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent</div><div class=""> licenses granted to that recipient under this License shall terminate as</div><div class=""> of the date such litigation is filed.</div><div><br></div><div class="">4. No Responsibility for Derivative Works.</div><div class=""> The copyright holder and contributors shall not be held responsible or</div><div class=""> liable for any consequences arising from derivative works, modifications,</div><div class=""> or any works based on the Software. Any claim, demand, damages, or other</div><div class=""> liability arising from or related to such derivative works shall be solely</div><div class=""> the responsibility of the party who created, distributed, or used such</div><div class=""> derivative work, and not the copyright holder or contributors.</div><div><br></div><div class="">5. Disclaimer of Warranty.</div><div class=""> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR</div><div class=""> IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,</div><div class=""> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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