[License-review] For Approval: Open Logistics License v1.3 (was v1.2)

[Andreas Nettsträter]

Dear all,

we are definitely supportive regarding a general FAQ that also addresses the differences between the OLL and the APL2.  

However, from our point of view we are facing two different aspects: 
1. Does the license meets the open source definition (the license itself); 
2. For whom is the license relevant and who should use it (part of the FAQ). 

I would like to keep this separate, because the FAQ will be a document that is continuously improved and addresses aspects beyond the sole licensing conditions. Amongst other things this includes developers, communities and application domains.

The main difference to APL2 (and also our motivation) is, to have a license using formulations as unambiguous and explicit as possible with regards to German law.

Regards
Andreas

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Von: License-review <license-review-bounces at lists.opensource.org> Im Auftrag von Bradley M. Kuhn
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Januar 2023 01:09
An: License submissions for OSI review <license-review at lists.opensource.org>
Betreff: Re: [License-review] For Approval: Open Logistics License v1.3 (was v1.2)

> On 1/17/23 05:41, Andreas Nettsträter wrote:
> > attached you'll find the updated version of our license.

Josh replied:
> Should we assume that you're still working on the explanation of 
> why/when someone would need to use this license instead of the APL2?

+1 to Josh on that.

On other/tangential issues:

I do appreciate the name change of the license; it addresses my "open logistics is a generic term, but the license doesn't seem to have any terms specifically relating logistics work" concern pretty well.  It's reasonably clear now that this is just a license published by a single organization, and not a license seeking to generally address an entire subject area.

I don't think I see any of the other comments that I made being addressed, but I suspect they might be best addressed anyway in the FAQ/explanation that Josh is asking for above.  But, absent that explanation, this really does still look like a vanity license to me at the moment.

 -- bkuhn

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