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<p>Hi Niccolo,</p>
<p>Can you submit it with the information described on this page?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process">https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process</a></p>
<p>Since this is not in English, we will also need a certified
translation of the license.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Pam Chestek<br>
Chair, License Committee<br>
Open Source Initiative<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/11/2024 1:58 AM, Langenheim,
Niccolo wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">Dear Open Source Initiative Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">With this e-mail I am submitting a new Open
Source license on behalf of my client, the city of Solingen
in Germany. The need for the new license stems from the fact
that the versatile MIT license does not contain a limitation
of liability that is effective under German law. Even if it
is predominantly assumed in the specialist literature that
Open Source licenses are generally subject to donation law
and therefore more favourable liability and warranty rights
apply, it has not yet been confirmed by the courts. This
results in the risk that courts may adopt a different legal
interpretation in the event of a dispute, with the result
that the statutory liability limitations of donation law no
longer apply. However, it is particularly important for
public law projects of cities, municipalities, etc. to agree
a legally secure limitation of liability that guarantees a
limitation of liability regardless of the legal
classification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">In order to close this gap in the limitation of
liability and at the same time benefit from the advantages
of an MIT license, we have drafted the following license,
which, apart from an effective limitation of liability, is
based on the MIT license:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">Copyright (c) <Jahr> <Copyright
Inhaber><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jedem,
der eine Kopie dieser Software und der zugehörigen
Dokumentationsdateien (die „Software“) erhält, wird hiermit
kostenlos die Erlaubnis erteilt, ohne Einschränkung mit der
Software zu handeln, einschließlich und ohne Einschränkung
der Rechte zur Nutzung, zum Kopieren, Ändern,
Zusammenführen, Veröffentlichen, Verteilen, Unterlizenzieren
und/oder Verkaufen von Kopien der Software, und Personen,
denen die Software zur Verfügung gestellt wird, dies unter
den folgenden Bedingungen zu gestatten:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Der
obige Urheberrechtshinweis und dieser Genehmigungshinweis
müssen in allen Kopien oder wesentlichen Teilen der Software
enthalten sein.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DIE
AUTOREN ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER HAFTEN UNBESCHRÄNKT BEI
VORSATZ, ARGLISTIGER TÄUSCHUNG, GROBER FAHRLÄSSIGKEIT, DER
VERLETZUNG VON LEIB, LEBEN ODER GESUNDHEIT UND SOWEIT DIE
HAFTUNG GESETZLICH NICHT BESCHRÄNKT ODER AUSGESCHLOSSEN
WERDEN KANN. BEI FAHRLÄSSIGER VERLETZUNG EINER PFLICHT,
DEREN ERFÜLLUNG WESENTLICH FÜR DIE DURCHFÜHRUNG DES VERTRAGS
IST (KARDINALPFLICHT), HAFTEN DIE AUTOREN ODER
URHEBERRECHTSINHABER DER HÖHE NACH BEGRENZT AUF DEN SCHADEN,
DER BEI VERTRAGSSCHLUSS VORHERSEHBAR UND TYPISCH IST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DARÜBER
HINAUS IST EINE HAFTUNG AUSGESCHLOSSEN.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DIE
VORSTEHENDE HAFTUNGSBESCHRÄNKUNG GILT AUCH FÜR DIE HAFTUNG
DER MITARBEITER, VERTRETER UND ORGANE DER AUTOREN ODER
URHEBERRECHTSINHABER.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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lang="EN-US">Finally, I would like to note that the license
has been legally reviewed by our law firm.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">I will be happy to answer any further
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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