[License-review] January 2020 License-Review Summary

[Travin Keith]

Hello all,
In January, the License-Review mailing list went over the following:

   - Continued discussion on the Mulan PSL V2
   - Continued discussion on the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4)
   - Resolution of the Vaccine License – Not Approved
   - Continued discussion on the BSD-1-Clause [Legacy]
   - Resolution of the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL) – Considered
   Withdrawn

*Continued discussion on the Mulan PSL V2*

Suggested improvements to the text in the license in around grammar,
clarity of intentions, and legal matters
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004593.html

Revised license submission
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004640.html

*Continued discussion on the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4)*

Questions on the license use, promulgation, and contributions
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004594.html

Issue regarding proprietary relicensing seemingly being the primary use case
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004595.html

Questions with regards to OSD compliance and user freedom, as well as
further viewpoints and considerations with regards to data exportability
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004631.html

Statement that it is OSD compliant and that arguments against it are too
situation-specific
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004636.html

*Resolution of the Vaccine License – Not Approved*

Decision that the Vaccine License does not conform to the OSD, specifically
OSD 5 regarding user discrimination, and does not assure user freedom.
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004635.html

*Continued discussion on the BSD-1-Clause [Legacy]*

Argument that all that use the license should just be relicensed under the
BSD License since multiple identical licenses hinders freedom due to their
costs
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004637.html

Clarification that as a legacy submission, the submitter has no power over
the license and that there are significant logistical issues with regards
to push a change
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004638.html

*Resolution of the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL) – Considered
Withdrawn*

Decision that the license is considered withdrawn due to non-responsiveness
and the criticisms that were brought up
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004643.html
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