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<p>Lucas:<br>
OSI has a two month review and comment period for all licenses. So
NIST was in that process until earlier this month.</p>
<p>There has been a review at the Board of this license, at the
March board meeting, with minutes and results to be published
shortly. </p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/31/2026 9:39 AM, Hale, Lucas M.
(Fed) via License-review wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019m just
checking on the status of the NIST license as I haven\u2019t
heard anything for over two months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hale, Lucas M. (Fed) via
License-review<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 9, 2026 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> License submissions for OSI review
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:license-review@lists.opensource.org"><license-review@lists.opensource.org></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hale, Lucas M. (Fed)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lucas.hale@nist.gov"><lucas.hale@nist.gov></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [License-review]
[EXTERNAL] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Review for the NIST
Software License<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The license
I submitted is for NIST software that is provided as a
public service. There should not be anything proprietary in
any associated code or repository.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I only
mentioned the contractor stuff because of the discussion in
the original thread. It probably would depend on the
specific project, but I could see alternatives such as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Some other (non-open source)
license applying to the combined work, or more likely<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">A clear division between the open
and proprietary components where the open part does not
contain proprietary tools or data but can interface with
such.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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License-review <<a
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Pamela Chestek<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 8, 2026 10:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a
href="mailto:license-review@lists.opensource.org"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">license-review@lists.opensource.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [License-review]
[EXTERNAL] Re: Review for the NIST Software License<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>As I understand it, there wouldn't be any license needed for
use in the United States since the software is in the public
domain in the US, so the license applies (1) outside of the US
and (2) in the US where NIST could claim that the user
contractually accepted the limitations on use (the obligation
to keep the notice and the waiver of warranty) - but just
using the software won't be enough to prove contract, as it
does when the agreement is a true copyright license. But I'm
generally not concerned with whether a license can be
enforced, just that, if it can be enforced, it doesn't have
any impermissible restrictions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I'm a little confused by this statement: "Cases where the
work is copyright-protected would fall under other licenses."
Are you saying that, if there is 3rd party-created software,
this license won't be used for it? The document says
"NIST-developed software is provided by NIST as a public
service." This seems like a possible trap, that is, is it an
advisory that there could be software in the bundle that was
created by a contractor that isn't included under this license
because it isn't "NIST-developed," so it's up to the user to
somehow figure that out? It's not great to have it in the
license, for that reason. However, it also could be construed
as non-operative language, with the next sentences giving
clear grants, even if some of the software was created by
contractors who have copyright. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In light of the fact that this is a legacy government license
I'm inclined to overlook its flaws, since it's not trying to
impose any unacceptable restrictions. I don't see any reason
not to approve it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Pam<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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 href="http://www.chesteklegal.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true">www.chesteklegal.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1/7/2026 1:35 PM, Hale, Lucas M. (Fed)
via License-review wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I finally
managed to get meetings rescheduled after the shutdown and
holidays to get answers to your questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First, the
primary questions for submission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1.
Describe what gap not filled by currently existing
licenses that the new license will fill.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Any open
source software created at NIST using federal funding is
required to use the NIST software license. Software that
originates primarily from NIST-funded work must operate
under US government public access policies, which the NIST
software license is compliant with.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2.
Compare it to and contrast it with the most similar
OSI-approved license(s).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The NIST
license is close to the MIT license in that it defines the
copyright scope, usage rights, citation guidelines, and
liability disclaimers. It differs in that because it is
the result of federally funded work it is not subject to
copyright protection in the US to begin with rather than
giving the copyright away.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.
Describe any legal review the license has been through,
including whether it was drafted by a lawyer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The
license was drafted by the NIST Office of Chief Council
and has undergone internal review and revisions over the
years.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As for
other discussion and questions from the thread:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This
license is associated with US government-sponsored work
that is performed by government employees or others
working at NIST. As stated above and in the license, there
is inherently no copyright in the US with the associated
work due to the US government public access policies.
However, it does specify usage permissions, terms and
conditions, and disclaimers to protect against legal
liability.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As for
outside the US, the <a
href="https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">
https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright</a> page has
this line: \u201cThe U.S. government may assert copyright
outside of the United States for U.S. government works.\u201d
My guess is that this allows for export-control over works
to target countries, but I\u2019m not sure if this is currently
being done on public access works.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cases
where the work is copyright-protected would fall under
other licenses. For the \u201ccontractors\u201d exceptions, from
what I heard it is less of a loophole and more the result
of contract negotiations between government organizations
and external contractors/subcontractors. The idea is that
the external party has or is developing proprietary tools
and data that the government wants to use, so complex
contracts with special provisions and clauses let the
external party retain copyright control while the
government has usage rights. But, as stated, that is
outside the scope of the license under review.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lucas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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License-review
<a
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hale, Lucas M. (Fed) via
License-review<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 30, 2025 11:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> License submissions for OSI review <a
href="mailto:license-review@lists.opensource.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<license-review@lists.opensource.org></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hale, Lucas M. (Fed) <a
href="mailto:lucas.hale@nist.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true"><lucas.hale@nist.gov></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [License-review] Review
for the NIST Software License</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi
reviewers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I reached
out to those in charge of the NIST software policy and
will meet with them and our Office of Chief Council to
discuss and bring your questions to them. We\u2019ll hopefully
get answers for moving forward in regards to both sides.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note that
since a US Government shutdown is imminent and at this
moment likely, progress on the NIST side may take some
time and I won\u2019t have email access during the down time.
Hopefully it won\u2019t happen or be too long, but if you need
to table/withdraw the review after a time period feel free
to do so and we can try again when possible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lucas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 30, 2025 4:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> License submissions for OSI review <<a
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<b>Cc:</b> Hale, Lucas M. (Fed) <<a
href="mailto:lucas.hale@nist.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">lucas.hale@nist.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [License-review] Review
for the NIST Software License</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">if
I understand correctly, this should not technically
be a license, since the software is not subject to
copyright in the USA as far as it has been created
by NIST employees. I think that if software is not
given protection in the state of first publication
is not protected even elsewhere, under the Berne
Convention, therefore this is basically a dedication
to public domain, whose primary scope is the
liability disclaimer(s). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">However,
the "provided that you keep intact this entire
notice" is technically (US lawyers please help) a
condition, that means this is a license with
conditional grant, after all. The other
condition-like provision uses the verb "should",
which is more of an invite, at face value. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">I
do not see anything that would prevent this text to
be approved, maybe in the "non reusable" category.
But could NIST give us their position on the above
discussion, for the sake of clarity, please?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Cheers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Carlo
(in his personal provisional view and capacity)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Da:
</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">"Hale,
Lucas M. (Fed) via License-review" <</span><a
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<b>A: </b>"</span><a
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<b>Cc: </b>"Hale, Lucas M. (Fed)" <</span><a
href="mailto:lucas.hale@nist.gov"
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style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">lucas.hale@nist.gov</span></a><span
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<b>Inviato: </b>Lunedė, 29 settembre 2025
22:13:02<br>
<b>Oggetto: </b>[License-review] Review for the
NIST Software License</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hi OSI
reviewers!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I would like
to submit the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Software license for review to
be included in your list. This is the primary
license that NIST staff are expected to use when
releasing software.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The license
complies with the Open Source Definition,
including the OSD 3, 5, 6 and 9 criteria.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">There are
numerous projects using the NIST software. For
instance, there are 1.3K repositories at
</span><a href="https://github.com/usnistgov"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">https://github.com/usnistgov</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> that should
all be using the license. As such, it falls under
the legacy category.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The NIST
license is also listed on the main NIST website
</span><a
href="https://www.nist.gov/open/copyright-fair-use-and-licensing-statements-srd-data-software-and-technical-series-publications"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.nist.gov/open/copyright-fair-use-and-licensing-statements-srd-data-software-and-technical-series-publications</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">, and has an
SPDX listing </span><a
href="https://spdx.org/licenses/NIST-Software.html" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">https://spdx.org/licenses/NIST-Software.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. Under both
sites, it is titled \u201cNIST Software License\u201d</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you for
your time and consideration!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Lucas Hale</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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