[License-review] License Committee Report

[Yutaka MATSUBARA]

Hi Richard,

Thank you for letting me know the status.

> TOPPERS License
> ===============
>
> For background, see the previous License Committee Report[2], as
> amended[3].
>
> As noted at [4], the OSI asked the license submitter to seek approval
> for the Japanese-language version of the TOPPERS License as an
> 'International License'. The license submitter provided the following
> document
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8jla5lgql6wb2q/AffidavitOfTOPPERSLicenseAsInternationalLicense-draft-1.pdf?dl=0
> containing what the license submitter says is the Japanese version of
> the license and a certified English translation, the latter being
> identical to the most recent iteration of the English-language TOPPERS
> License based on submissions to license-review. I overlooked this
> before, but the certification seems formally problematic (though we
> have never had reason to address the question before). What we have
> said is:
>
>     A certified English translation must accompany the license. We require
>     a certified English language translation of the license in order to conduct
>     the license review process, which uses open discussion between many people
>     who share English as a second language regardless of their first language.
>     Submitters can meet this requirement by accompanying the translation with
>     an affidavit from the translator on which the translator has sworn, in the
>     presence of a commissioner authorized to administer oaths in the place
>     where the affidavit is sworn, that the contents of the translation are a
>     true translation and representation of the contents of the original
>     document. The affidavit must include the date of the translation and the
>     full name and contact details of the translator.
>
> I am somewhat torn here as to what to do but I think we ought to err
> on the side of strictness concerning the certified translation
> requirement, at least until we get more experience with the
> International License category.
>
> Recommendation: I will reply separately regarding the certified
> translation issue. No further action at this time. I continue to
> regard the English-language version as worthy of OSI legacy approval.

I'm looking forward to the reply regarding the certified translation 
issue. I think that the English-language version should be approved as 
OSI legacy license because there are no feedback regarding fundamental 
issues of the license after the previous board meeting.

Thanks,
Yutaka