[License-discuss] [DISCUSS] PUWL v1.0 – P-EADCA Universal Waiver License

[Balázs Hámorszky]

I hereby stand by the original intent of PUWL: to maximize freedom
for both authors and users.
I respectfully disagree with the notion that only lawyers should
have the exclusive right to work on matters that affect the
developer community in the legal space.
That said, I recognize the importance of legal clarity and will
take the feedback into account for any future revision.

All the best,
Balázs

On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM Bruce Perens via License-discuss
<license-discuss at lists.opensource.org> wrote:
>
> A "crayon license" is a license obviously produced by a non-legal-professional, which has obvious faults that a legal professional would know to avoid. The name comes from a Monty Python sketch in which a man presents a cat license which is a dog license with the word dog crossed out and "cat" written in, in crayon. This license is unique in that it is not only a crayon license, but includes a concatenation of other crayon licenses, along with some that have legal solidity.
>
> The problem with producing licenses this way is that the sole purpose of a license is to be enforced in court, either by the licensor in a complaint, or, more likely for this one: by the recipient in their defense. The amateur nature of the license text means that the recipient can not count on the court parsing the license as they would expect. Thus, the creators of such licenses do a disservice to the community.
>
> For the good of the community, please always involve a legal professional in license formation. IMO it would be best if you would withdraw this version and come back with a professional formulation.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Bruce
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM Balázs Hámorszky <balihb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I’m Balázs Hamorszky, the author of a new license called the
>> P-EADCA Universal Waiver License (PUWL v1.0)
>>
>> PUWL is a permissive / waiver-style license that aims to:
>>   • Waive all rights that can legally be waived, in all jurisdictions,
>>   • Disclaim all liability,
>>   • Provide a universal fallback where full waiver is not recognized,
>>   • Combine several existing public-domain-style approaches into a single text
>>
>> The full text and README (with philosophy and usage instructions) are here:
>>   → https://github.com/balihb/PUWL
>>
>> My intent is to first ask for informal feedback, before submitting it
>> to the formal license-review process.
>> I’d appreciate any comments or concerns you may have.
>>
>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Balázs Hamorszky
>>
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