[License-review] For Approval: The Cryptographic Autonomy License

[VanL]

Hello Pam,

Thanks for the questions and comments - I'll respond to all of them, but I
will take some out of order as some take either more thought or more
explanation.

On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 9:38 AM Pamela Chestek <pamela at chesteklegal.com>
wrote:

>
> On 4/23/19 6:18 PM, VanL wrote:
> > In this case, my client identified that it was in their business
> > interest to have a strong network copyleft license that was maximally
> > respecting of user freedom.
> Any software that replicates APIs (e.g., Dalvik), even if entirely
> written from scratch, would have to be offered under the CAL. Is that
> your intention?
>

Yes, that is correct in general - although note that reimplementations of
an API (like Dalvik) could be offered under a Compatible Open Source
License. So in a hypothetical scenario where Java were available under the
CAL, Google's Apache-licensed Dalvik would be compliant.


> I do NOT read this license as not having any copyleft effect on software
> that simply uses APIs. Is that correct? If my reading is incorrect, can
> you walk me through it?
>

That is correct. Barring constructed hypotheticals, consuming an API would
not have any licensing implications.

Thanks,
Van
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