For Approval: Transitive Grace Period Public Licence, v1.0

[Bruce Perens]

zooko wrote:
> (Prof. Moglen also colorfully offered that he disapproved of the idea 
> and of my boldness in venturing to craft new licence terms without 
> being admitted to the bar. 
The part that probably bothers Eben is that you are attempting to 
encourage others to use a license you crafted without being qualified to 
fully determine whether/how it could hurt them. If it could just hurt 
you, he might simply consider that your expression of freedom.
> As I understand it, an exception to the OSLv3 would not have that same 
> consequence.  Even if someone argues that such a transitive 
> requirement could be crafted as an exception, it would be harmfully 
> ambiguous whether software was licensed under OSLv3 or under 
> OSLv3-with-1c-waived-for-12-months-and-transitively-requiring-that-waiver.
I still don't buy it. It's very clear if you state it this way.

    Copyright (C) 2008 Bruce Perens
    LICENSE
    The terms of the Open Software License, version 3.0, in appendix A,
    are included by reference. In addition to those terms
    [your text here].
    You must convey this license and all appendices along with the
    covered software, without modification.
    END OF LICENSE

    APPENDIX A
    Open Software License text goes here.


Of course you need to have your own attorney approve any such text.
> I hope that this answers why I use TGPPL instead of an exception 
> clause to another licence.
It explains why you think it's necessary. But you don't have a real 
attorney saying that it just can't be done by reference.

    Thanks

    Bruce