[License-review] Legacy license suggestion: WordNet

[McCoy Smith]

On 5/2/2025 4:00 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 4/30/25 12:42, McCoy Smith wrote:
>> 1. The obligations apply to internal use. That violates Freedom Zero. 
>> Freedom Zero isn't part of the OSD but I've always perceived it as 
>> inherently part of it. So you'd be approving a Freedom Zero violating 
>> license if you approve this one (which I don't think OSI has ever done).
>
> Is requiring a copy of the license to remain attached during internal 
> distribution really violate freedom zero though?  I'd argue that this 
> is implied by other licenses as well.
>
> Or is this about the really weird final requirement?
I tend to think that any imposition on the exercise of the internal only 
rights is a Freedom Zero violation but Freedom Zero isn't really that 
clear so reasonable minds might differ.