[License-review] New License for review: ADVPL 1.0

Krzysztof Siewicz ksiewicz at fsf.org
Wed Sep 11 08:44:45 UTC 2024


On 11.09.2024 09:28, Carlo Piana wrote:
>
> ----- Messaggio originale -----
>> Da: "Josh Berkus" <josh at berkus.org>
>> A: "License submissions for OSI review" <license-review at lists.opensource.org>, "Eric Schultz" <eric at wwahammy.com>, "Ω
>> Alisson" <thelinuxlich at gmail.com>
>> Inviato: Martedì, 10 settembre 2024 2:11:25
>> Oggetto: Re: [License-review] New License for review: ADVPL 1.0
>> On 9/5/24 09:50, Eric Schultz wrote:
>>> Some people on this list have expressed that some non-operative
>>> preambles could preclude a license from being OSD compliant. I don't
>>> think I agree with that conclusion but you should be aware of that.
>> Seems unlikely?  That might require us to rule the GPL as non-compliant,
>> and I'm for sure not going there.
> Indeed the GPL is a good example. But in general, I don't see how a non-operative preamble,  which by

Hello,

Would anyone have a moment to point which parts of the GPL preamble 
cause the controversies with the OSD? Or maybe at least point our where 
in the archives to look for these discussions?

Many thanks in advance!

KS

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