[License-discuss] Draft for discussion: Project Tick General Public License v2.0 (only)

[M.samet Duman]

Hello Bruce,  
Hello all,

Thank you for the guidance. I understand the concern about review scope and time investment.

Based strictly on the current PT-GPL v2 text, below are five specific areas where the license is intended to diverge from existing copyleft licenses. For each point, I have included only the relevant operative language, followed by a short statement of intent.

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1. Explicit opt-in for network-based source obligations

Relevant text:
> This License does not require network-based source disclosure  
> unless the copyright holder has expressly chosen to enable such  
> obligations by an Explicit Network Use Notice.

> “Explicit Network Use Notice” means a clear and prominent notice  
> placed by the copyright holder stating that operation of the Work  
> through a computer network shall be treated as conveying for the  
> purposes of source availability.

Intent:  
Unlike AGPL-style copyleft, network-based obligations are not automatic. The copyright holder explicitly decides whether network operation should trigger source availability.

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2. Network operation triggers source availability only, not full conveyance

Relevant text:
> Such operation may be treated as conveyance solely for the purpose  
> of triggering the source availability obligations expressly set forth  
> in this License, where an Explicit Network Use Notice applies.

> This License does not require disclosure of unrelated systems,  
> independent services, or proprietary infrastructure that are not  
> derived from the covered Work itself.

Intent:  
This deliberately limits the legal effect of network use, avoiding spillover into unrelated systems or services.

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3. Service-aware definition of Corresponding Resource

Relevant text:
> Corresponding Resource means all Source Code required to generate,  
> install, run, and modify the Work, including build scripts, interface  
> definitions, and supporting code specifically designed for or tightly  
> coupled to the Work.

> Corresponding Resource includes only those configuration or integration  
> components that are specifically written to make the covered Work  
> function as a network-accessible service, and does not include general  
> infrastructure or unrelated systems.

Intent:  
This explicitly includes service glue and deployment-specific code, while drawing a clear boundary around general infrastructure.

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4. Anti-gatekeeping and equal-access requirements

Relevant text:
> Any technical, contractual, procedural, or policy-based measure that  
> has the effect of discouraging, delaying, conditioning, or preventing  
> access to the Corresponding Resource constitutes a failure to comply  
> with the requirements of this License.

> Availability shall not be conditioned on exclusive agreements,  
> non-disclosure obligations, account registration, payment, or  
> acceptance of terms inconsistent with this License.

Intent:  
This addresses modern access barriers common in hosted and SaaS-style distribution models that are not explicitly handled in GPL.

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5. Managed platforms and technological measures

Relevant text:
> The obligations created by this License arise exclusively from its  
> operative provisions and are independent of such external constraints.

> Technical mechanisms … are permitted provided that such mechanisms  
> do not prevent recipients from accessing, modifying, or conveying  
> the Corresponding Resource of the covered Work under the terms of  
> this License.

Intent:  
This generalizes anti-tivoization principles to managed and platform-controlled environments, without prohibiting legitimate security mechanisms.

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If this format is useful, I can extract additional points in the same way for further discussion.

Thank you for taking the time to review this.

Best regards,  
Mehmet Samet Duman  
Author of Project Tick

> Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com> şunları yazdı (22 Oca 2026 06:14):
> 
> 
> I would like you to extract the relevant text for each of the 5 points you'd like feedback upon, and present the relevant and innovative text, only, with each point. I think this would be a manageable chunk that people could look at and comment upon without taking a large part of their day. I don't represent anyone but me, but given the dearth of other participation so far, I am assuming that other folks would like that too.
> 
>     Thanks
> 
>     Bruce
> 
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM M.samet Duman <dumanmehmetsamet at icloud.com <mailto:dumanmehmetsamet at icloud.com>> wrote:
>> Hello Bruce,  
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Thank you for the feedback. Based on it, I am sharing a revised draft of the Project Tick General Public License v2.
>> 
>> To avoid unnecessary review burden, I want to be explicit about what feedback I am asking for and what I am not:
>> 
>> - I am aware of the concern regarding GPL text derivation; this draft does not
>>   assert originality of expression and is presented solely to discuss
>>   behavioral differences, not to request approval of a new GPL variant.
>> - I am not asking for a line-by-line legal review of the entire text.
>> - I am not claiming originality of wording relative to GPL text.
>> - I am asking whether the specific behavioral mechanisms described below are
>>   useful, redundant, or problematic from an Open Source Definition perspective.
>> 
>> In particular, feedback is requested only on these points:
>> 
>> - Explicit opt-in treatment of network-based source obligations  
>> - Separation of operation from conveyance as legal concepts  
>> - Narrow, explicit definition of Corresponding Resource for service deployment  
>> - Clear fencing of all explanatory material as non-normative  
>> - Absence of any ecosystem-level interpretive or compatibility authority
>> 
>> The full draft is included below the signature for reference only, since the license has not yet been published elsewhere. No approval is requested at this stage.
>> 
>> If it would be preferable, I am happy to extract and discuss only individual clauses in follow-up.
>> 
>> Thank you again for the candid feedback and time.
>> 
>> Best regards,  
>> Mehmet Samet Duman  
>> Author of Project Tick
>> 
>> ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
>> Below is the current draft of the Project Tick General Public License,
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>> 
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>> Version 2, 2 February 2026
>> 
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>>> Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com <mailto:bruce at perens.com>> şunları yazdı (22 Oca 2026 01:01):
>>> 
>>> First, this is substantially derivative of GPL text, which itself has terms preventing its modification. If you are not going to get the permission of FSF, you should fix that. And FSF may not grant permission in the interest of reducing license propagation. 
>>> 
>>> Second, although you have stated your design goals, you have not shown what language achieves those goals and how it is different from existing licenses like GPL. You should do that in detail, because this thing is big enough that I don't want to spend hours decoding it and differentiating it from GPL, and I doubt many other people would want to either, especially given the likelyhood of this becoming a viable license with significant community use - which is still very much in doubt.  It would probably be better for you to put up the language you think is innovative and we can discuss those pieces.
>>> 
>>>     Thanks
>>> 
>>>     Bruce
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM M.samet Duman via License-discuss <license-discuss at lists.opensource.org <mailto:license-discuss at lists.opensource.org>> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
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>>>> Following the recent guidance, I am sharing this text here on license-discuss rather than license-review.
>>>> 
>>>> Below is the draft of the Project Tick General Public License, Version 2.0 (only). This version is intended to be a stable release candidate, but it is still open to refinement based on community feedback before any formal submission.
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>>>> This is a draft for discussion only; no approval is being requested at this stage.
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>>>> Thank you for your time and expertise.
>>>> 
>>>> ---------
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