[License-review] Request for Approval : Modular Open Software License (MOSL)

Hadrien G. knights_of_ni at gmx.com
Wed Jan 30 20:07:29 UTC 2013


Hello,

If I get it right, that would change the meaning quite significantly, 
going from "country-specific laws or mutually agreed warranty contracts 
can bypass this disclaimer" to "only a combination of country law and 
warranty contracts can make the author liable for software flaws". Which 
effectively translates to "only country law can make the author liable 
for software flaws", since software licenses do not override the 
software author's legal responsibilities anyway.

Why would you prefer it the latter way ?

Hadrien

Le 30/01/2013 14:40, Love Nystrom a écrit :
> Hello Hadrien,
>
> I would suggest you rephrase the disclaimer slightly, and and change 
> some ORs to ANDs:
> UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW _AND_ AGREED TO IN WRITING...
>
> Just my penny to the pot.
>
> WBR // Love
>
>
> On 2013-01-30 15.12, Hadrien G. wrote:
> ..abbreviated..
>> **************************************************
>> ***    Modular Open Software License (MOSL)    ***
>> ***      Working Draft 3, 30 January 2013      ***
>> ***  Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Hadrien Grasland  ***
>> **************************************************
>>
>> Redistribution and use of this software, or modified forms of it, are 
>> permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
>>
>> * Redistributions of source code must retain this list of conditions, 
>> the above copyright notice, and the following disclaimer.
>> * Redistributions in binary form must include a copy of this list of 
>> conditions, the above copyright notice, and the following disclaimer, 
>> whether in documentation or in other provided materials.
>> * Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on 
>> how to obtain complete source code for this software, and any 
>> accompanying software that makes use of it. Source code must either 
>> be included in the distribution, or be available for no more than the 
>> cost of its distribution. For an executable file, complete source 
>> code means the source code for all modules it contains, save for 
>> modules or files that are typically provided with the operating 
>> system on which the executable file runs.
>>
>> UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING, THIS 
>> SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED 
>> WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
>> NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
>> PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE, 
>> AGAIN UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING, FOR 
>> ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
>> DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING IN 
>> ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 
>> POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>
>> ===
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Neolander
>
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