[License-review] [External] Re: OSI License Submission - PPPL BSD-3

[Josh Berkus]

On 10/22/25 9:21 AM, Chris Wright wrote:
> Thanks for discussing this with us. I don't actually mind the name 
> remaining BSD-LBNL, I agree with Richard that sometimes the historical 
> aspect is actually a fun nomenclature to maintain. My reason for 
> opening this discussion was instead that the text of the license itself 
> contains "Lawrence Berkeley National Lab" in several places, which needs 
> to be generalized to <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> or something like that. And if 
> LBNL wants to keep their version with their name specifically included, 
> then maybe we need a different name for the generic version. I can talk 
> to LBNL if that is helpful also.

That genericization update is happening soon, the Board just voted to 
authorize it.

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-- Josh Berkus
OSI Board Member