[License-review] Approval Request: Free Public License 1.0.0

Richard Fontana fontana at sharpeleven.org
Wed Sep 2 01:43:51 UTC 2015


On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 11:07:47AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> License Review Committee:
> 
> We have had two proposals this year involving licenses which allow
> stripping the license from downstream copies.  Given that, perhaps this
> concept needs to be taken up in a larger venue which can debate the
> legal ramifications?  And possibly amend the OSD, if necessary?

Josh, when you say 'possibly amend the OSD', do you mean amend the OSD
to clarify that something can be an open source license if it allows
such license-stripping, or amending the OSD to clarify that open
source licenses must be minimally restrictive so as to prohibit
downstream license-stripping? (Or do you mean possibly one or the
other pending such recommended taking-up in a larger venue?)

Richard



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