[License-review] For approval: The Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 2)

[VanL]

Hi Pam,

You are interpreting the CAL beyond where it would go. In particular:

Assume I downloaded code to my web server that creates a display on my
> website, a red square. It was easy for me to install, I just went to
> WordPress Plugins and, voila! I do not distribute any code to the viewer
> of my website, no Javascript, nothing. It is just displayed on my
> website.


The key question is whether this red square is part of the expression of
the downloaded code, and if that expression is sent to your website visitor.

If the red square is just the output of the code, then you don't need to do
anything. The CAL does not impose any restrictions on you whatsoever.

If you send "red square generating code" to your website visitor, then the
CAL requires you to provide source code.

This is actually identical to what you would be required to do under the
vanilla GPL.

Also, work regard to my comments about the AGPL: I am simply commenting on
interpretations I have seen in the wild.

For example:
https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand/blob/master/COPYING_FAQ

Thanks,
Van




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