[License-discuss] Asking Eligibility to apply license for Python Package

[David Woolley]

On 05/09/2023 11:51, CS with BHARGAB wrote:
> Hello,
> I have written a python package which is globally accessible from 
> pypi.org <http://pypi.org/>. you can visit the python package by the 
> following link:
> https://pypi.org/project/chi-final/ <https://pypi.org/project/chi-final/>
> I want to know if I can apply for an Open Source License?
> Note: I am using the MIT license for initial upload purposes. But can I 
> have a separate license for this package?
> 

I'm not clear what you are asking.  Are you saying you want to create a 
new set of licence conditions, or are you saying can you apply a 
different, existing set to the software?  (Although one talks about the 
MIT licence one really means the MIT licence conditions; the actual 
licence is the statement that those conditions apply.)

If you mean a new set of conditions, that is very unlikely unless you 
can demonstrate that they fill a hole not covered by existing sets of 
conditions.  There is a problem of licence condition proliferation, and 
new sets of conditions are difficult to get approved.

If you are saying can you relicense the software under a new set of 
conditions, the answer is, if you own all the copyrights, and the new 
licence is otherwise compatible, yes you can.  If you don't own all the 
copyrights, you would need to consult a lawyer, although, if everything 
uses the MIT terms, that may be straightforward.