[License-review] For Approval: NASA Open Source Agreement 2.0

[Luis Villa]

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Josh Berkus <josh at postgresql.org> wrote:
>
> Yes, I have to wonder: what does "request" mean in terms of a license?
> It seems like it's saying "if you want to", which means that that clause
> 3.K. is without real force, but I'd like to hear an attorney tell us
> what "request" means in legalese.

It would be ideal to have Bryan answer this in the context of NASA,
but in the meantime, I know of no precedent where "request" would have
anything other than the plain language meaning you'd expect it to
have. That would be doubly so in this context, which is described as
part of an "effort" rather than a requirement or obligation, and uses
"please" in the opening section.

Bryan, I'm trying to understand the interaction between 2(A) and 2(B)
and was hoping you could answer. Specifically, is the idea that 2(A)
covers works covered by 17 USC 105, while 2(B) covers anything not
covered by 17 USC 105?

Anyone else have any concerns/thoughts/etc. about the license?

Luis