[License-review] Fwd: Re: For Approval: License Zero Reciprocal Public License

[Kyle Mitchell]

Bruce sent the following reply to my summary, and asked that I forward to the list, since he doesn't currently subscribe.

----- Forwarded message from Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com> -----

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:24:24 -0700
From: Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com>
To: Kyle Mitchell <kyle at kemitchell.com>
Cc: license-review at opensource.org
Subject: Re: [License-review] For Approval: License Zero Reciprocal Public License

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Kyle Mitchell <kyle at kemitchell.com> wrote:

>
> Bruce didn't see great prospects for anything triggering short of either
> modification or distribution, even if the triggering actions look
> distinctly developer-like, such as incorporation into another program or
> compilation of other code.


Actually, I'm OK with incorporation into another program as a trigger *when
a developer causes it to happen.* We have the specific issue of the
production and distribution of instructions that combine a program and
create a derivative work only at the users site, as a means to bypass the
distribution provisions of the GPL. This is argued to apply to dynamic
linking.

Compilation of other code which is not open source, or indeed any term
regarding things that are only processed by the program, would be
field-of-use restrictions.

2.  Revisit the condition also to clarify, if possible, a "safe zone" of
> uses for which permission is unconditional, even at the expense of added
> length.  L0-R might be OSD-conformant as written; I certainly see it that
> way.  In final form, it may or may not garner OSI approval.  But whatever
> the outcome, that clarity is worth chasing.
>

The concept is interesting and I have felt for a while that a stronger
reciprocal license is necessary. I think it can be achieved in a way that's
compliant with the OSD and compelling to the people here and the OSI board.
But perhaps not as quickly as you think.

    Thanks

    Bruce

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