[License-review] Request for Review and Approval of the Open Source Protection License (OSPL)

[Josh Berkus]

On 6/14/24 19:10, Shuji Sado wrote:
> 
> Hi Harvey-san,
> 
>  > Additional Clauses > ------------------- > Preservation of Integrity: 
> Adaptations should respect the original Work's integrity and not 
> misrepresent the Author’s vision.
> 
> 
> Is this additional clause included in the license?
> I believe that this "Preservation of Integrity" clause restricts the 
> freedom to create derivative works.
> 
> This clause will likely be the biggest issue for approving this license.

Shuji-san is absolutely correct here.  This term of the license -- which 
seems to be core to your vision of the license -- is a violation of 
OSD6, "No discrimination against fields of endeavor".   One could also 
argue that it violates OSD3 and OSD10.

There are other minor issues with this license, but this restriction 
seems to be a core part of your vision, and there is just no way to make 
it open source.

Also, putting my software developer hat on, it's something I wouldn't 
touch with a 10-meter pole.  How could I know what the "original 
author's vision" is?  How do I know they won't change it every month or 
every week or just because they don't like me?

-- 
Josh Berkus