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    <p>All,<br>
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      Below is the recommendation of the License Committee that the
      MIT-CMU License be approved as an Open Source Initiative Certified
      license. The Board will vote on the license at the next Board
      meeting, scheduled for September 20.<br>
      <br>
      Please respond to this email if you have any comments or
      questions.<br>
      <br>
      Pamela Chestek<br>
      Chair, License Committee<br>
      Open Source Initiative <br>
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    <p>=============</p>
    <p>License: MIT-CMU License (Exhibit A)<br>
      Submitted: June 14, 2024,
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      Decision date: due no later than the first Board meeting after
      August 13, 2024<br>
      <br>
      License Review Committee Recommendation: <br>
      <br>
      <i>Resolved that it is the opinion of the OSI that the MIT-CMU
        License be approved as an Open Source Initiative Certified
        license in the Redundant with More Popular category of licenses.<br>
      </i><br>
      <u>Rationale Document</u><br>
      <br>
      Notes: It is a simple license that grants full rights to use the
      software without any restrictions. There were no comments that
      this license did not meet the OSD or that it was not acceptable
      for any other reason. <br>
      <br>
      <u>Exhibit A</u><br>
      <br>
      <copyright notice><br>
      By obtaining, using, and/or copying this software and/or its
      associated documentation, you agree that you have read,
      understood, and will comply with the following terms and
      conditions:<br>
      <br>
      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
      its associated documentation for any purpose and without fee is
      hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears
      in all copies, and that both that copyright notice and this
      permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the
      name of the copyright holder not be used in advertising or
      publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
      specific, written prior permission.<br>
      <br>
      THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
      SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
      FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY
      SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
      WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
      WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
      ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
      PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/14/2024 9:03 AM, Jeffrey Clark
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>Hello OSI folks,<br>
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        <div>Would it be possible to add the legacy "MIT-CMU" license to
          the OSI approved licenses list so Python Pillow (Python
          Imaging Library fork) project can update its license to
          MIT-CMU, which we now consider "more correct" than HPND,
          details here:</div>
        <ul>
          <li><a
              href="https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/7942"
              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/7942</a></li>
        </ul>
        And here's the text of the license according to SPDX:<br>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-CMU.html"
              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-CMU.html</a></li>
        </ul>
        Thank you for considering,<br>
        <br>
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              <div><font size="2">Alex</font></div>
              <div><font size="2"><br>
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              <div><font size="2">---<br>
                </font></div>
              <div><font size="2"><b>Jeffrey A. Clark</b></font></div>
              <div><font size="2"><a href="https://python-pillow.org"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Python Pillow</a>
                  Creator<br>
                </font></div>
              <div><font size="2"><a href="https://aclark.net"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ACLARK.NET,
                    LLC</a> President<br>
                </font></div>
              <div><font size="2"><a href="https://dcpython.org"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">DC Python</a>
                  Executive Director<br>
                </font></div>
              <div><font size="2">Let's <a
                    href="https://blog.tidelift.com/pay-the-maintainers"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Pay the
                    Maintainers</a> ✨<br>
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      Chair, License Committee
      Open Source Initiative</div>
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