[License-review] Approval of my own License,Misty Foundation License 1.7:

[Pamela Chestek]

Hi Misty Foundation,

You should read this page, 
https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process, and submit the license 
with the additional information as outlined on that webpage. My quick 
take on it is that it a much poorer version of a number of other 
licenses out there, so pay particular attention to the request that a 
license submitter must "describe what gap not filled by currently 
existing licenses that the new license will fill."

Even at a glance, this license is suboptimal. For starters, it appears 
to have a typo at the end of the definition for "Software." By today's 
standards the copyright grant doesn't have sufficiently inclusive 
language and it also doesn't include a patent license grant, which would 
be good to think about.

Pamela S. Chestek
Chestek Legal
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Unit 4316
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
+1 919-800-8033
pamela at chesteklegal
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On 12/19/2025 3:59 AM, mistypigeon via License-review wrote:
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> */Misty Foundation License 1.7/*
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> */Copyright (c) (YEAR) (YOUR NAME)/*
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> */By obtaining, using, and/or copying this Software, you agree that 
> you have read, understood, and will comply with the following terms 
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> */Software/*/refers to the source code, binary files, and 
> documentation provided under this License.Hi/
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> /"/*/Licensor/*/" refers to the copyright holder (the creator of the 
> Software) listed above./
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> Permission is granted to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and 
> distribute the Software …free of charge, PROVIDED THAT:
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> You cannot use the Licensor's name to promote products derived from 
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> All of this License (including the copyright notice, definitions, and 
> conditions) must be included in all copies (including 
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> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
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