[License-discuss] Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0

[Richard Fontana]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 1:44 PM Smith, McCoy <mccoy.smith at intel.com> wrote:
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-bounces at lists.opensource.org] On Behalf Of Thorsten Glaser
> >>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 10:37 AM
> >>To: license-discuss at lists.opensource.org
> >>Subject: [License-discuss] Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0
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> >>• it looks like it has been written without a lawyer involved at
>   all, not even looking it over after the fact, “You must not do
>   anything with this software that triggers a rule that you cannot
>   or will not follow.” really looks like “hackers” trying to be
>   too smart for me (but IANAL, so I wouldn’t know)
>
> It was written by Kyle Mitchell, a USA lawyer, who recently submitted (then withdrew) the License Zero Public License to the OSI.  Heather Meeker & Luis Villa (also both lawyers and participants on the OSI lists) were also involved or at least on the advisory board.

It shows Kyle's characteristic interest in plain-language license
drafting -- which may ironically be what causes Thorsten to perceive
it as "written without a lawyer involved". Kyle would probably think
of himself as a hacker as well as a lawyer, in any event.

Richard