[License-review] For Legacy Approval: OpenLDAP Public

Fri Oct 11 20:15:42 UTC 2019

Hi Jilayne,

The license that was approved was "the OpenLDAP Public License Version
2.8, 17 August 2003" and is identical to what SPDX has as OLDAP-2.8.
That is the identifier we will use. You may have seen some
back-and-forth on this list about whether a prior version was approved,
which the OSI can't confirm. But SPDX can mark 2.8 as approved by OSI.

Pam

Pamela Chestek
Chair, License Review committee
Open Source Initiative

On 10/10/2019 11:32 PM, J Lovejoy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm sorry I have not been following along but just noticed this
> approval and am wondering if OSI has considered there are many
> versions of the OpenLDAP license - see https://spdx.org/licenses/.
> Someone on the SPDX legal team did some painstaking analysis of this
> years ago which resulted in the recognition of many variations that
> are considered different licenses according to the SPDX Matching
> Guidelines.  (https://spdx.org/spdx-license-list/matching-guidelines)
>
> I'd encourage the OSI to check which OpenLDAP version it is approving
> and use the appropriate SPDX identifier. (looks like 2.8, but I have
> not done a full text match analysis yet.)
>
> Thanks,
> Jilayne
> SPDX legal team co-lead
>
> On 9/24/19 6:00 AM, license-review-request at lists.opensource.org wrote:
>> Today's Topics:
>>
>>    1. Re: For Legacy Approval: OpenLDAP Public License (Pamela Chestek)
>>
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:21:43 -0400
>> From: Pamela Chestek <pamela.chestek at opensource.org>
>> To: license-review at lists.opensource.org, OSI Board of Directors
>> 	<board at lists.opensource.org>
>> Subject: Re: [License-review] For Legacy Approval: OpenLDAP Public
>> 	License
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>> List,
>>
>> The motion was brought and the Board approved the license by unanimous
>> vote. The license will be added to the website in due course.
>>
>> Pamela Chestek
>> Chair, License Review Committee
>> Open Source Initiative
>> On 9/14/2019 7:47 PM, Pamela Chestek wrote:
>>> List,
>>>
>>> Below is the License Review Committee's recommendation to the OSI
>>> Board on the OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003.
>>>
>>> Pamela Chestek
>>> Open Source Initiative,
>>> Chair, Licensing Committee
>>>
>>> License: The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
>>> (Exhibit A)
>>> Submitted: August 13, 2019
>>> http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2019-August/004266.html
>>> Decision due no later than the first Board meeting after October 12, 2019
>>>
>>> License Review Committee Recommendation:
>>>
>>> /Resolved that The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
>>> be approved as an Open Source Initiative Certified license in the
>>> ?legacy? category of licenses./
>>>
>>> Notes:
>>>
>>> This is largely the same as the 3-clause BSD with a bit of
>>> rearrangement. The differences are:
>>>
>>>   * It includes a requirement that ?Redistributions must contain a
>>>     verbatim copy of this document.?
>>>   * It provides an option for using the Software under the terms of a
>>>     subsequent version of the license.
>>>   * It states that OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP
>>>     Foundation.
>>>   * It includes a copyright notice and permission for reuse of the
>>>     license text.
>>>
>>>
>>> None of these provisions are uncommon or inconsistent with open source
>>> principles.
>>>
>>> There was criticism that there are some redundancies between
>>> paragraphs 1-3. However, this is only a lack of crispness in drafting
>>> and does not affect the open source nature of the license. Since the
>>> license has been in use in this form since 2003 and is proposed for
>>> the legacy category, it should not be modified.
>>>
>>> The license was submitted with the statement that it had previously
>>> been approved by the OSI. A list participant asked why the license
>>> would have been delisted. We could find no record of any prior
>>> approval by OSI, other than OpenLDAP?s own statement to that effect.
>>> We do not believe it likely that the license was actively delisted,
>>> although it may have been lost in a shuffle at some point.
>>>
>>> _Exhibit A_
>>>
>>> Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation
>>> ("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided
>>> that the following conditions are met:
>>>
>>> 1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements and
>>> notices,
>>>
>>> 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable copyright
>>> statements and notices, this list of conditions, and the following
>>> disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with
>>> the distribution, and
>>>
>>> 3. Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this document.
>>>
>>> The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise this license from time to time.
>>> Each revision is distinguished by a version number.? You may use this
>>> Software under terms of this license revision or under the terms of
>>> any subsequent revision of the license.
>>>
>>> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION AND ITS
>>> CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
>>> INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
>>> MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.?
>>> IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE
>>> AUTHOR(S) OR OWNER(S) OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
>>> INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
>>> (INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
>>> SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
>>> HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
>>> STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
>>> IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
>>> POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>>
>>> The names of the authors and copyright holders must not be used in
>>> advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealing in
>>> this Software without specific, written prior permission. Title to
>>> copyright in this Software shall at all times remain with copyright
>>> holders.
>>>
>>> OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
>>>
>>> Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City, California,
>>> USA.? All Rights Reserved.? Permission to copy and distribute verbatim
>>> copies of this document is granted.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/13/19 3:21 PM, Howard Chu wrote:
>>>> License text:
>>>> The OpenLDAP Public License
>>>>   Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
>>>>
>>>> Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation
>>>> ("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided
>>>> that the following conditions are met:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements
>>>>    and notices,
>>>>
>>>> 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable copyright
>>>>    statements and notices, this list of conditions, and the following
>>>>    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
>>>>    with the distribution, and
>>>>
>>>> 3. Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this document.
>>>>
>>>> The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise this license from time to time.
>>>> Each revision is distinguished by a version number.  You may use
>>>> this Software under terms of this license revision or under the
>>>> terms of any subsequent revision of the license.
>>>>
>>>> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION AND ITS
>>>> CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
>>>> INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
>>>> AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT
>>>> SHALL THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE AUTHOR(S)
>>>> OR OWNER(S) OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
>>>> INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
>>>> BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
>>>> LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
>>>> CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
>>>> LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
>>>> ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
>>>> POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>>>
>>>> The names of the authors and copyright holders must not be used in
>>>> advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealing
>>>> in this Software without specific, written prior permission.  Title
>>>> to copyright in this Software shall at all times remain with copyright
>>>> holders.
>>>>
>>>> OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
>>>>
>>>> Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City,
>>>> California, USA.  All Rights Reserved.  Permission to copy and
>>>> distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted.
>>>>
>>>> ----------------
>>>>
>>>> Rationale:
>>>>
>>>> The OpenLDAP Public License has been in use since 1998, with this latest revision
>>>> in 2003. Previous versions of the license were already OSI approved back in 2001.
>>>> https://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/200206/msg00001.html
>>>> I am not aware of the circumstances why the license was de-listed.
>>>>
>>>> It is essentially a BSD 3-clause license. It is currently an FSF-approved license.
>>>>
>>>> ----------------
>>>>
>>>> Proliferation category:
>>>> Licenses that are redundant with more popular licenses (BSD 3-clause)
>>>>
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