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In addition to the below comments, this license does not comply with
OSD 6 "No discrimination against fields of endeavor." The license in
section 4 says "NO PROPRIETARY USE. This Software is built upon the
philosophy of Free Software. It is STRICTLY PROHIBITED to utilize,
distribute, or transform this Software into closed-source or
proprietary software. It must remain open-source and free at all
times."<br>
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There is a disjunctive "OR" between closed-source and proprietary
and it's the word "proprietary" that is the problem. It's meaning is
ambiguous and <a
href="https://solutionshub.epam.com/blog/post/proprietary-software-definition-examples#:~:text=Proprietary%20or%20commercial%20software%20is%20a%20type%20of%20computer%20software">the
word is often used as equivalent to "commercial.</a>" If that is
the intended meaning, it violates OSD 6.<br>
<br>
If you aren't trying to stop commercial use, then this section add
nothing to the copyleft provision in Section 3, so section 4 can be
omitted. <br>
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Like Carlo, I am also puzzled by Section 6. It says "Users who
establish a copyleft project using the Milenium License must include
the original credit line 'Copyright © 2026 Yi\u011fit Hamza' and
immediately below it, state the name of their specific project
followed by the word 'Project'." That would make sense if the
copyright credit was for the text of the license, but it looks like
you are trying to claim copyright in a completely independent
project that has nothing to do with software code you wrote, it is
simply that the project developers just happen to be using this
license for their own code. This would violate OSD 9 (License Must
Not Restrict Other Software) and is also contrary to the approval
standard for new licenses, "The license must be reusable, meaning
that it can be used by any licensor without changing the terms ...."<br>
<br>
Also, "millennium" is not spelled correctly if your intention was to
spell it in English.<br>
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Pam<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/4/2026 7:32 AM, Carlo Piana via
License-review wrote:<br>
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<div>Thank you Kevin for pointing out some of the deficiencies
of this submission.</div>
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<div>Dear Yi\u011fit, </div>
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<div>while I think we all appreciate your dedication to Free and
Open Source Software, I am not much impressed by your decision
to create a new license instead of using one of the many which
have been approved already. In other words, what is the
rationale for another license that among others issues
includes the name of its author as the copyright holder of a
project using the license, regardless whether the submitter is
the copyright holder (which sort of defies the second
requirement, see further)?</div>
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<div>The first unanswered question is therefore "what is the gap
this license purports to fill". You put forward three
requirements:</div>
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<div>\u2003- The first "strict copyleft" is covered by GNU GPL and
GNU AGPL</div>
<div>\u2003- The second is hardly a requirement (preserve the name?
Is not the preservation of the copyright notice sufficient?
See also Section 7 of GNU GPL v.3, why would a fork not be
allowed to change the name of the project?)</div>
<div>\u2003- The third is commonplace for all approved licenses (you
mean "the license *grant* is only effective [...]", I assume)</div>
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<div>The language of the license is vague and imprecise and
hardly has been reviewed by a sufficiently accomplished FOSS
licensing lawyer, or a lawyer at all. EG in section 1, "to any
person obtaining a copy of this software and associated
documentation files". what if the person only receives the
software without the documentation files? Strictly, they would
not obtain a license? Besides, does "person" include legal
persons or only natural persons?</div>
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<div>In the same vein, what would "disclosed to the public"
means, exactly? So if I receive the software and modify it for
private purposes, must I make it public? Or only if I
distribute it must I make it public? So does the "and" in
section 3 mean "or"? What if the software I make is defective
and ok for my internal use (eg., my own script to analyze the
logs of my Apache server) but would expose a multi-billion
company to major losses if used? Am I not at liberty to only
consume it internally or must I expose myself to shame and
potential liability? Please note that the disclaimer of
liability might be considered null or inapplicable under some
jurisdictions (I can name two principles under which it could
be invalid under Italian Law).</div>
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<div>Section "termination" does not contain any termination
language, but substantial terms. Attribution to "original
owner" (who is this?) is mandatory, but attribution to other
copyright holders is optional? This would discriminate some
copyright holders.</div>
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<div>What does "presented" means in this context?</div>
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<div>Finally Open Source is not "open-source", please avoid such
wording <a
href="https://opensource.org/blog/is-open-source-ever-hyphenated"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://opensource.org/blog/is-open-source-ever-hyphenated</a><br
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<div>At this stage I don't think this license makes the cut to
be taken into consideration, I reserve any decision in the
light of further discussion, unless this submission is
withdrawn. </div>
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<div>All the best,</div>
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<div>Carlo (for the time being, in his personal capacity)</div>
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<b>Inviato: </b>Lunedì, 4 maggio 2026 15:02:20<br>
<b>Oggetto: </b>Re: [License-review] License Submission:
Milenium License 1.0<br>
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<div>Hello, and welcome!</div>
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<div>There are a number of details which you will need to
provide in addition to the license text itself.</div>
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<div>Quickly reading the license, I can see a number of
issues.</div>
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<div>The primary one is that Sections 2 and 6 require that
anyone who uses the license to apply a copyright
statement indicating that you are the copyright holder,
even if you were not involved in the creation of the
project which wants to use this license. This
requirement makes the license non-reusable: it can only
be used by projects that you create, or derivatives of
those projects.</div>
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<div>Section 5 claims to be stating the terms of use of
the license itself (not the project using the license),
but the terms and conditions inside the license don't
apply to the license itself - any license grant related
to the license itself would need to be stated
separately.</div>
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<div>On Sat, May 2, 2026, at 12:53, Yi\u011fit Hamza wrote:</div>
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<div class="qt-elementToProof"
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<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:1em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;">I
am a 9-year-old self-taught software developer and the
founder of the <b>Radio Tech's</b> team. I am submitting
the <b>Milenium License 1.0</b> for your official
review. This license is built upon the core philosophy
of Free Software, aiming to ensure that software remains
open, secure, and recognizable throughout its lifecycle.</div>
<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:1em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;">The
key differentiators of this license from existing models
are:</div>
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<li
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<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="margin-top:1em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px;"><b>Strict
Copyleft:</b> It explicitly prohibits any
transformation into proprietary or closed-source
software under any circumstances.</div>
</li>
<li
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<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="margin-top:1em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px;"><b>Mandatory
Lineage (Clause 6):</b> Unlike many other
licenses, it requires subsequent forks and
derivatives to maintain a clear "pedigree" by
preserving the original project's name and
designation, ensuring the history of the software is
always traceable.</div>
</li>
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<div class="qt-elementToProof"
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license is only valid as long as all its specific
conditions, including the lineage and attribution
rules, are strictly followed.</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="qt-elementToProof"
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Text:</b></div>
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LICENSE 1.0 (FREE SOFTWARE PROJECT)</b></div>
<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:1em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;"><b>Copyright
© 2026 Yi\u011fit Hamza. All rights reserved.</b></div>
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GRANT OF LICENSE</b></div>
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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, and
distribute the Software, subject to the following
conditions:</div>
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ATTRIBUTION</b></div>
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person who copies and/or modifies this Software must
clearly acknowledge and credit the original creator, <b>Yi\u011fit
Hamza</b>, within their project's documentation and/or
user interface.</div>
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SHARE-ALIKE & COPYLEFT</b></div>
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work that utilizes this Software as its foundation or
incorporates modified versions of it must be distributed
and made publicly available under the same <b>"Milenium
License"</b>. The source code of any derivative work
must be disclosed to the public.</div>
<div class="qt-elementToProof"
style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;"><b>4.
NO PROPRIETARY USE</b></div>
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Software is built upon the philosophy of Free Software.
It is <b>STRICTLY PROHIBITED</b> to utilize, distribute,
or transform this Software into closed-source or
proprietary software. It must remain open-source and
free at all times.</div>
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style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;"><b>5.
TERMS OF USE</b></div>
<div class="qt-elementToProof"
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Milenium License is open for use by all parties,
provided that the terms and conditions outlined in this
document are strictly adhered to. Unauthorized use
beyond these conditions is a violation of this license.</div>
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style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-size:12pt;color:black;"><b>6.
PROJECT TRACKING & LINEAGE</b></div>
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who establish a copyleft project using the Milenium
License must include the original credit line <b>"Copyright
© 2026 Yi\u011fit Hamza"</b> and immediately below it,
state the name of their specific project followed by the
word <b>"Project"</b>. All subsequent copies, forks, or
derivatives must preserve the original project's name
and "Project" designation in their respective license
files to maintain clear lineage.</div>
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY</b></div>
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SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. 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 THE USE OR OTHER
DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.</div>
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SOFTWARE SHALL NEVER BE USED, DISTRIBUTED, OR
DEVELOPED AS CLOSED-SOURCE. IT MUST BE DISTRIBUTED,
PRESENTED, AND USED EXCLUSIVELY AS OPEN-SOURCE FREE
SOFTWARE. ATTRIBUTION TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS
MANDATORY!</b></div>
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