License Committee Report for September 2008

[Matthew Flaschen]

Russ Nelson wrote:
> Title: RTEMS license
> Submission: 
>   http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?17:mss:333:200808:doaakbfandadomcoblpl
> License: http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE
> Comments: They're using the GPLv2 plus extra permissions.
> Recommend: reassure submittor that it's okay to give people extra
>   freedoms by voting to approve the practice of using an OSI-approved
>   license in conjunction with a licensing announcement that removes
>   restrictions on the licensee.

RTEMS is clearly OSI-compliant, as it really is just GPLv2 + extra
permissions.  However, if OSI makes a general statement about this it
should be clear that extra permissions may be automatically compliant,
but only if there are /no/ extra restrictions.
> 
> Title: University Jaume I License (UJIL)
> Submission:
>   http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?17:mss:269:200806:bmcempcigbolmdlfehig
> License: in the submission.
> Comments: only licenses non-commercial use.
> Recommend: rejection

He submitted a second version that allowed commercial use but required
notification upon distribution
(http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?17:mmn:270).


Matt Flaschen