[License-discuss] What should fit in a FOSS license?

[Russell Nelson]

On 3/11/20 1:42 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 3/11/20 6:56 AM, Russell Nelson wrote:
>>> I still say we should use the Vaccine License as a case example of an
>>> unpassable license on our website.
>> Not listing unpassable examples is a long-standing policy decision. We
>> have plenty of examples of what passes muster. I've never seen why we
>> need to list licenses that don't comply. Why do you think we need to
>> provide that information?
> Because the OSI needs to stop relying on the idea that people trust us
> to decide fairly what makes sense in an OSS license.  They don't.  We
> need to explain *why* the various clauses of the OSD exist, and not just
> do "we're experienced and we know what we're doing".  Examples of
> unpassable licenses *with an explanation of why they are unpassable*
> would help.
Anyone who wonders can read the commented version of the OSD, or read 
license-review. We're open to examination by people who care to examine 
the process.
> For the vaccine license, I think I'll write a blog post to show you what
> I mean.
Good idea.