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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_____replyseparator"></a><b>>From:</b> License-review [mailto:license-review-bounces@lists.opensource.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lawrence Rosen<br>
<b>>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:53 PM<br>
<b>>To:</b> 'License submissions for OSI review' <license-review@lists.opensource.org><br>
<b>>Subject:</b> Re: [License-review] Approval: Server Side Public License, Version 2 (SSPL v2)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eliot
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Horowitz said this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">" Members have flagged the fact that the copyleft provisions of SSPL extend to other software that is used to make the Program available as a service."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">... and Eliot quoted this from the SSPL:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">"<u>Making the functionality of the Program or modified version available to third parties as a service</u> includes, without limitation, enabling third parties to interact with the
functionality of the Program or modified version remotely through a computer network, offering a service the value of which entirely or primarily derives from the value of the Program or modified version, or offering a service that accomplishes for users the
primary purpose of the Program or modified version." (Underlining added.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I like clear definitions, and this is certainly broader than the "interacting with" phrase you quoted also from AGPL, but I'm not sure I like this one enough
to support it as a good FOSS license provision. I think I know what you intend, but those words don't
<span style="color:#1F497D">></span>yet work for me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would also point out (and someone else on the original thread raised this first) that the following phrases (which trigger source obligations):<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“Making the functionality of the Program or modified version available to third parties as a service” and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“[O]ffering a service the value of which entirely or primarily derives from the value of the Program”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Would appear to obligate one to release source code for programs that are similar to, or attempt to replicate the features of, the “Program,” but are in no way derived (in a copyright sense) from it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m assuming that is not the intent, but some revision of the language to prevent that reading would seem to be in order.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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