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List,<br>
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The motion was brought and the Board approved the license by
unanimous vote. The license will be added to the website in due
course.<br>
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Pamela Chestek<br>
Chair, License Review Committee<br>
Open Source Initiative</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/14/2019 7:47 PM, Pamela Chestek
wrote:<br>
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List,<br>
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Below is the License Review Committee's recommendation to the OSI
Board on the OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003.<br>
<br>
Pamela Chestek<br>
Open Source Initiative,<br>
Chair, Licensing Committee<br>
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License: The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
(Exhibit A)<br>
Submitted: August 13, 2019
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Decision due no later than the first Board meeting after October
12, 2019<br>
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License Review Committee Recommendation: <br>
<br>
<i>Resolved that The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17
August 2003 be approved as an Open Source Initiative Certified
license in the “legacy” category of licenses.</i><br>
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Notes:<br>
<br>
This is largely the same as the 3-clause BSD with a bit of
rearrangement. The differences are:<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li>It includes a requirement that “Redistributions must contain
a verbatim copy of this document.” </li>
<li>It provides an option for using the Software under the terms
of a subsequent version of the license.</li>
<li>It states that OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the
OpenLDAP Foundation.</li>
<li>It includes a copyright notice and permission for reuse of
the license text.</li>
</ul>
<br>
None of these provisions are uncommon or inconsistent with open
source principles.<br>
<br>
There was criticism that there are some redundancies between
paragraphs 1-3. However, this is only a lack of crispness in
drafting and does not affect the open source nature of the
license. Since the license has been in use in this form since 2003
and is proposed for the legacy category, it should not be
modified.<br>
<br>
The license was submitted with the statement that it had
previously been approved by the OSI. A list participant asked why
the license would have been delisted. We could find no record of
any prior approval by OSI, other than OpenLDAP’s own statement to
that effect. We do not believe it likely that the license was
actively delisted, although it may have been lost in a shuffle at
some point.<br>
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<u>Exhibit A</u><br>
<br>
Redistribution and use of this software and associated
documentation ("Software"), with or without modification, are
permitted provided that the following conditions are met:<br>
<br>
1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements
and notices,<br>
<br>
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable
copyright statements and notices, this list of conditions, and the
following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
provided with the distribution, and<br>
<br>
3. Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this document.<br>
<br>
The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise this license from time to time.
Each revision is distinguished by a version number. You may use
this Software under terms of this license revision or under the
terms of any subsequent revision of the license.<br>
<br>
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION AND ITS
CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION, ITS
CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE AUTHOR(S) OR OWNER(S) OF THE SOFTWARE BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.<br>
<br>
The names of the authors and copyright holders must not be used in
advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealing
in this Software without specific, written prior permission. Title
to copyright in this Software shall at all times remain with
copyright<br>
holders.<br>
<br>
OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.<br>
<br>
Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City,
California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and
distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted.<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/13/19 3:21 PM, Howard Chu wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">License text:
The OpenLDAP Public License
Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation
("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided
that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements
and notices,
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable copyright
statements and notices, this list of conditions, and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
with the distribution, and
3. Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this document.
The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise this license from time to time.
Each revision is distinguished by a version number. You may use
this Software under terms of this license revision or under the
terms of any subsequent revision of the license.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION AND ITS
CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE AUTHOR(S)
OR OWNER(S) OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
The names of the authors and copyright holders must not be used in
advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealing
in this Software without specific, written prior permission. Title
to copyright in this Software shall at all times remain with copyright
holders.
OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City,
California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and
distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted.
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Rationale:
The OpenLDAP Public License has been in use since 1998, with this latest revision
in 2003. Previous versions of the license were already OSI approved back in 2001.
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I am not aware of the circumstances why the license was de-listed.
It is essentially a BSD 3-clause license. It is currently an FSF-approved license.
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Proliferation category:
Licenses that are redundant with more popular licenses (BSD 3-clause)
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