[License-review] Adding the curl License

[Carlo Piana]

Thanks Christoph for bringing it up again. 

On a side note, for those who might be unaware, more than an approval forum (yet surely part of the approval mechanism), this can be better described as a submissions and peer review forum. The approval and non approval of licenses is taken by the Board, upon a suggestion made by the Licensing Committee, taking into account the received feedback. 

Incidentally, it helps when other voices chime in to bring licensing wisdom, not just the usual suspect who are also on the Licensing Committee ;-) 

Cheers 

Carlo 

> Da: "Christoph Röth via License-review" <license-review at lists.opensource.org>
> A: "license-review at lists.opensource.org" <license-review at lists.opensource.org>
> Cc: "Christoph Röth" <Christoph.Roeth at web.de>
> Inviato: Lunedì, 4 maggio 2026 19:13:23
> Oggetto: Re: [License-review] Adding the curl License

> Dear OSI License-Approval Forum,

> I’d like to bring up the curl license again. The first reports on this topic
> emerged in early February.
> I’ve received some positive feedback, with the note that this is a license that
> falls under the legacy category.
> Unfortunately, I’m not sure what the next steps are.

> Best regards
> Christoph
> On 2/6/26 23:00, Matija Šuklje wrote:

>> Dne četrtek, 5. februar 2026 ob 17:42:45 Srednjeevropski standardni čas je
>> Pamela Chestek napisal(a):

>> I agree. In my opinion this was the intention of the legacy category, a more
>> liberal review of licenses that are widely accepted as open source.

>> This is in line with my understanding and I also support the inclusion (+ same
>> “concerns” as Carlo).

>> cheers,

>> Matija

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