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<p>Dear all,<br>
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Thanks for your valuable comments on Mulan PSL v1. I'd like to
proceed (to submit a new version) after seeking your further
opinions about our solutions to the multiple language issue you
raised.<br>
<br>
The main concern was, we provide both Chinese version and English
version of Mulan PSL v1, but what if there is disputed
interpretation between both versions?<br>
<br>
Based on your suggestions, we propose the following two solutions
after a careful discussion among lawyers and technical experts:<br>
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1, Add a statement in the license terms, stating that while there
is any conflict between the Chinese version and the English
version, the Chinese version is authoritative;<br>
(In this case the assumption is that both versions are certified
equivalent, this statement merely indicates that if there is
disputed interpretation during litigation of otherwise equivalent
texts, the authoritative version is used by the court.)<br>
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2, Add a statement in the copyright statement template, stating
that the software is licensed under the English and Chinese
version of Mulan PSL v1, users could select either version as the
normative version.<br>
###################################################<br>
Copyright (c) [2019] [name of copyright holder]<br>
[Software Name] is licensed under the Mulan PSL v1, the [English
or Chinese] version is authoritative (while there is disputed
interpretation during litigation).<br>
You can use this software according to the terms and conditions of
the Mulan PSL v1.<br>
You may obtain a copy of Mulan PSL v1 at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://license.coscl.org.cn/MulanPSL">http://license.coscl.org.cn/MulanPSL</a><br>
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR<br>
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR<br>
PURPOSE.<br>
See the Mulan PSL v1 for more details.<br>
###################################################<br>
<br>
We are more in favor of the first solution because it looks more
simple and elegant, while the second one leaves the choice to the
contributors. Please advise if you have any further suggestions.<br>
<br>
BTW, happy Christmas! <br>
<br>
Minghui<br>
================<br>
Minghui Zhou<br>
Professor, Ph.D.<br>
Department of Computer Science<br>
Peking University<br>
================<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/7/19 1:36 AM, Simon Phipps wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:31
PM Josh Berkus <<a href="mailto:josh@berkus.org"
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Pamela Chestek wrote:<br>
> So I'm back to just picking Chinese as the controlling
language.<br>
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Do we have someone in the OSI who can review the Chinese
language license?<br>
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<div>Our process requires that a notarised English translation
is provided for review. In this case certification that the
English version is legally equivalent would be
sufficient, which we can probably assume from the status of
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<div>Note that making a single version normative (if that is
what the submitter chooses to do) merely indicates that
where there is disputed interpretation during litigation of
otherwise equivalent texts, the normative version is used by
the court. It should not affect our deliberations about the
overall license if both versions are certified equivalent.</div>
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