[License-review] License drafting quality and process [was Re: Comment on MOSL and similar licenses]

[Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz]

Richard Fontana dixit:

> ... access to good legal advice will be unrealistic to many developers,
...

If the license could be interesting for developers in Europe or if the
license steward could propose it for software distribution trough the
European Commissions' Joinup.eu platform (this may probably be applicable
to most cases), there is currently one way for obtaining free legal suport:

Path:
1. Visit the Joinup Open Source Software page
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/all
2. Hit the right button "Ask a legal question"
3. Fill the form and select the category "Questions on legal issues"
   Example:
"I may propose the new license hereunder to Joinup Open Source developpers,
do you have any legal comments on the draft and rationale prior submission
to OSI?"

This is possible now, without formal guarantee of course (depending on
workload).
It is recommended to prepare two separate sections (to insert in the form
or to provide on request to the Joinup team, if too long):
- the draft licence
- explanations on your licensing project, why you submit it, why no
existing licenses does not fit...

Best wishes,
P-E.




2013/4/8 Thorsten Glaser <tg at mirbsd.de>

> Richard Fontana dixit:
>
> >agree. Certainly 'cut and paste isn't sufficient', but access to good
> >legal advice will be unrealistic to many developers, and yet they seem
>
> I had Till Jäger from the ifrOSS have a short look-over,
> which he kindly made for free (though they normally focus
> on copyleft licences). Probably better than nothing.
>
> Might be a suggestion. If the prospective author has _some_
> resources, maybe the ifrOSS would be happy to negotiate;
> asking them probably isn’t bad.
>
> On the other hand, I don’t know which legislations they
> can operate in…
>
> bye,
> //mirabilos
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