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<p>All,<br>
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<p>Below is the recommendation of the License Committee on the Setup
Tool License 1.3, which is "<i>Resolved that it is the opinion of
the OSI that the Setup Tooling License 1.3 does not conform to
the OSD and assure software freedom and the license is therefore
not approved.</i>"<br>
<br>
The next Board meeting is Friday, August 16, when I expect the
Board will vote on the recommendation.<br>
<br>
Pam</p>
Pamela S. Chestek <br>
Chair, License Committee <br>
Open Source Initiative<br>
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<p>License: Setup Tooling License 1.3 (Exhibit A)<br>
Submitted: 15 May 2024,
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Decision date: due no later than the first Board meeting after 15
July 2024<br>
<br>
License Review Committee Recommendation: <br>
<br>
<i>Resolved that it is the opinion of the OSI that the Setup
Tooling License 1.3 does not conform to the OSD and assure
software freedom and the license is therefore not approved.</i><br>
<br>
<u>Rationale Document</u><br>
<br>
Reasons for withholding approval: The limitation “You are not
allowed to make a proprietary application from the source code of
this program, unless stated differently by the copyright holder of
this software,” is a clear violation of OSD 6, “No Discrimination
Against Fields of Endeavor.” <br>
<u><br>
Exhibit A</u><br>
<br>
Copyright (c) 2023 Setup Tooling Project<br>
<br>
This license is derived from the MIT license.<br>
<br>
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:<br>
<br>
You are not allowed to make a proprietary application from the
source code of this program, unless stated differently by the
copyright holder of this software.<br>
<br>
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.<br>
<br>
For any complaints about the license contact us here: legal at
burningpho3nix.xyz<br>
<br>
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/15/2024 5:39 AM, Setup Tooling
Legal Team wrote:<br>
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Greetings everyone,<br>
<br>
I'd like to get a new license approve,<br>
this license is complying with the OSD.<br>
The project <a
href="https://gitlab.com/setup-tooling-project/setup-tool"
moz-do-not-send="true">Setup Tool</a> is planning to adopt this
license as soon as it's approved.<br>
The person maintaining this license is myself.<br>
I have not send it to review by the FSF or such yet.<br>
The license attached is called "Setup Tooling License 1.3".<br>
This license is not exactly filling a big gap, it is more about
matching it to the projects needs.<br>
As it is derived from the MIT license it is very similar to that,<br>
the difference made is a restriction to use or better said no use
in closed-source software.<br>
The license was not drafted by a lawyer.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Eddi-Jay Ohlms<br>
BurningPho3nix, Maintainer and Project Lead Setup Tooling Project
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Open Source Initiative</div>
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