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<p>Hi Misty Foundation,</p>
<p>You should read this page,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process">https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process</a>, and submit the
license with the additional information as outlined on that
webpage. My quick take on it is that it a much poorer version of a
number of other licenses out there, so pay particular attention to
the request that a license submitter must "describe what gap not
filled by currently existing licenses that the new license will
fill."</p>
<p>Even at a glance, this license is suboptimal. For starters, it
appears to have a typo at the end of the definition for
"Software." By today's standards the copyright grant doesn't have
sufficiently inclusive language and it also doesn't include a
patent license grant, which would be good to think about.</p>
<div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
Chestek Legal<br>
4641 Post St.<br>
Unit 4316<br>
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762<br>
+1 919-800-8033<br>
pamela@chesteklegal<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.chesteklegal.com">www.chesteklegal.com</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/19/2025 3:59 AM, mistypigeon via
License-review wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Misty
Foundation License 1.7</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Copyright
(c) (YEAR) (YOUR NAME)</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong><em>By
obtaining, using, and/or copying this Software, you agree
that you have read, understood, and will comply with the
following terms and conditions:</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong><em>Software</em></strong><em><span
style="font-weight: 400;"> refers to the source code,
binary files, and documentation provided under this
License.Hi</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><em><span
style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></em><strong><em>Licensor</em></strong><em><span
style="font-weight: 400;">" refers to the copyright holder
(the creator of the Software) listed above.</span></em></span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Permission
is granted to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and
distribute the Software \u2026free of charge, PROVIDED THAT:</span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">You
cannot use the Licensor's name to promote products derived
from the Software, unless with direct permission from them.</span></p>
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</p>
<p><span
style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">All
of this License (including the copyright notice, definitions,
and conditions) must be included in all copies (including
distributions/derivation) or substantial portions of the
Software.</span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-weight: 400; font-family: impact, sans-serif;">THE
SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY.</span></p>
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