<div dir="ltr">Subject: Linkumori Free License v1.0 \u2014 Updated Draft (Secondary License Clause Added)<br><br>Hi<br><br>Attached is the latest draft of the Linkumori Free License, Version 1.0, in both HTML and plain text.<br><br>A few notes on what's changed from the earlier draft:<br><br>1. Moral Rights (Section 9). Going through the previous draft, I flagged the moral rights language as needing tighter drafting. Wanted to call this out specifically so it gets a closer look before we treat this version as final.<br><br>2. Secondary License clause (Section 11(b)). Section 4 requires a visible attribution notice for the Work when it's redistributed via a website (a footer/credits notice plus a stable URL hosting the full license text). That requirement doesn't sit well with GNU/FSF-style copyleft licenses (GPL, LGPL, AGPL) \u2014 their terms aren't built to accommodate an added attribution condition like that, which made combining the Work with GPL-licensed code legally awkward. To resolve this, I added a Secondary License mechanism modeled on the MPL's approach: when the Work is combined with a GPL/LGPL/AGPL-licensed work into a Larger Work, the distributor may additionally offer the Work under that Secondary License. This gives downstream recipients the choice of complying with our license or the Secondary License, which clears the compatibility problem without watering down Section 4 for everyone else.<br><br>3. Warranty, Liability, and Governing Law restructured (Sections 12\u201315). The disclaimer and limitation of liability were previously combined in a single section; they're now split, following the Apache License 2.0 structure, into Section 12 (Disclaimer of Warranty), Section 13 (Limitation of Liability), and Section 14 (Accepting Warranty or Additional Liability, covering a distributor who chooses to offer support or indemnity on their own behalf). The Governing Law and Venue clause is now Section 15.<br><br>4. Section 3 (Redistributions in Source Code Form). Added an explicit requirement that You must give any other recipients of the Work or Derivative Works a copy of this License.<br><br>Let me know your thoughts, especially on the moral rights section, before we lock this version in.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Subham Mahesh<br>Law Student, CPJ College of Higher Studies & School of Law<br>Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Narela, Delhi<br>BA Social Science, Ambedkar University Delhi<br><br><div>DISCLAIMER: This submission and any statements made herein do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. The analysis provided reflects the personal academic views of the submitter and is intended solely for the purpose of OSI license review. Individuals and organizations seeking guidance on licensing matters are encouraged to consult a qualified legal professional.</div><div><br></div><div>
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<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 at 22:52, Richard Fontana <<a href="mailto:fontana@sharpeleven.org">fontana@sharpeleven.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:35\u202fAM Pamela Chestek <<a href="mailto:pamela@chesteklegal.com" target="_blank">pamela@chesteklegal.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> You've changed some of the original Apache words to words that, in my opinion, are worse. What is the reason for changing "copyright owner" to "copyright holder"? I don't know what a "holder" is but I do know what an "owner" is. Is a non-exclusive licensee a "holder"? And you haven't changed it consistently throughout, which means you're creating an argument that there is some difference between a "copyright holder" and a "copyright owner."<br>
<br>
This may now be moot (in the American English sense) because the<br>
submitter has apparently revised the license to consistently use<br>
"copyright owner", but it seems "copyright holder" is a fairly widely<br>
used alternative to "copyright owner" (the terms seem to be synonymous<br>
when looking at evidence of existing use) including in some<br>
governmental materials. In FOSS rhetoric/documents, it has been my<br>
casual observation that "copyright holder" seems to be preferred over<br>
"copyright owner", I think perhaps due to the influence of Richard<br>
Stallman and the Free Software Foundation (where, I'd hypothesize, the<br>
preference in FOSS, if there is one, originally arose). As to *why*<br>
that preference exists in FOSS, or at least in the part of it that is<br>
close to the FSF, I'd speculate that it's because of some discomfort<br>
in using more direct "ownership" rhetoric, as perhaps that seems to<br>
legitimize so-called intellectual property, especially in a context<br>
where the copyright owner is playing a neutral-to-positive role (from<br>
a free software/copyleft perspective).<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
</blockquote></div>