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Hi all,<br>
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I'm sorry I have not been following along but just noticed this
approval and am wondering if OSI has considered there are many
versions of the OpenLDAP license - see <a
href="https://spdx.org/licenses/">https://spdx.org/licenses/</a>.
Someone on the SPDX legal team did some painstaking analysis of this
years ago which resulted in the recognition of many variations that
are considered different licenses according to the SPDX Matching
Guidelines. (<a
href="https://spdx.org/spdx-license-list/matching-guidelines">https://spdx.org/spdx-license-list/matching-guidelines</a>)<br>
<br>
I'd encourage the OSI to check which OpenLDAP version it is
approving and use the appropriate SPDX identifier. (looks like 2.8,
but I have not done a full text match analysis yet.)<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jilayne<br>
SPDX legal team co-lead<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/24/19 6:00 AM,
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: For Legacy Approval: OpenLDAP Public License (Pamela Chestek)
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:21:43 -0400
From: Pamela Chestek <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pamela.chestek@opensource.org"><pamela.chestek@opensource.org></a>
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Subject: Re: [License-review] For Legacy Approval: OpenLDAP Public
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List,
The motion was brought and the Board approved the license by unanimous
vote. The license will be added to the website in due course.
Pamela Chestek
Chair, License Review Committee
Open Source Initiative
On 9/14/2019 7:47 PM, Pamela Chestek wrote:
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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.
Pamela Chestek
Open Source Initiative,
Chair, Licensing Committee
License: The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
(Exhibit A)
Submitted: August 13, 2019
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2019-August/004266.html">http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2019-August/004266.html</a>
Decision due no later than the first Board meeting after October 12, 2019
License Review Committee Recommendation:
/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./
Notes:
This is largely the same as the 3-clause BSD with a bit of
rearrangement. The differences are:
* It includes a requirement that ?Redistributions must contain a
verbatim copy of this document.?
* It provides an option for using the Software under the terms of a
subsequent version of the license.
* It states that OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP
Foundation.
* It includes a copyright notice and permission for reuse of the
license text.
None of these provisions are uncommon or inconsistent with open source
principles.
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.
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.
_Exhibit A_
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.
On 8/13/19 3:21 PM, Howard Chu wrote:
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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.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/200206/msg00001.html">https://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/200206/msg00001.html</a>
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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