[License-review] Milenium License 1.0 -> Milenium License 1.1

Yiğit Hamza yigithamza512 at gmail.com
Wed May 6 18:39:48 UTC 2026


Dear Pamela, Carlo, and the OSI community,
Thank you for your detailed feedback. As a 9-year-old developer, I am very excited to discuss the Milenium License 1.0 with you.
Regarding your comments:

  1.
The Name: The name "Milenium" is a deliberate branding choice for my project and is not a misspelling.
  2.
Section 4 (Proprietary Use): My intention was not to prohibit commercial use but to prevent the software from being turned into closed-source software. I understand that Section 3 (Copyleft) already covers this. I will revise or remove Section 4 to ensure it complies with OSD 6.
  3.
Section 6 (Lineage and Copyright): I understand the concerns about reusability. I will modify this section so that other developers can use the license for their own projects while still maintaining a way to track the original software's lineage.
  4.
Language Clarity: I will work on making the legal language more precise, including the definitions of "persons" and "public disclosure" as suggested.

I will prepare Milenium License 1.1 based on these professional insights.
Best regards, Yiğit Hamza Founder, Radio Tech's / Create The Developers
Why aren’t the GPL, MIT, and Apache licenses enough for me? If you look at the text in Section 6, you’ll see that it involves tracking the license lineage. There are also strict copyleft rules. I wanted to create my own license.
Actually, I'm Turkish, so I'm using DeepL to translate what you wrote and what I wrote. The translator might be making mistakes because of the license.
I really did my best using all the open-source resources I could find, but I’m still working on improving my skills. I’m really hoping to be accepted. I’m a 9-year-old developer.

New License Text:

>         *MILLENIUM LICENSE 1.1 (FREE SOFTWARE PROJECT)*
>         *1. GRANT OF LICENSE*
>         To anyone who obtains a copy of this software
>         and the accompanying documentation, under the following terms,
>         including the rights to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software,
>         the right to use and commercially exploit the software without any restrictions
>         to any person who obtains the files (“Software”),
>         subject to the following conditions, the right to
>         use, copy, modify, and distribute the Software,
>         including the right to use the Software without restriction
>         is granted:
>         *2. ATTRIBUTION*
>         Any person who copies and/or modifies this Software
>         must explicitly identify the original creator *Yiğit
>         Hamza* and attribute to him within the project’s documentation and/or
>         user interface.
>         *3. SHARE ALIKE & COPYLEFT*
>         Any work based on this Software or
>         containing modified versions must be distributed under the same *“Millennium License”* and
>         made publicly available.
>         The source code of any derivative work
>         must be made publicly available.
4. REGISTERED LICENSE RESTRICTION
This Software must always remain open and accessible. Any attempt to distribute this Software or its derivatives under a license that does not provide the same freedoms (closed-source) constitutes a violation of this license. Commercial use is permitted only if the software remains under the Milenium License and the source code is made available.
>         *5. TERMS OF USE*
>         The Milenium License is open for use by all parties
>         provided that the terms and conditions specified in this document
>         are strictly adhered to.
>         Unauthorized use beyond these conditions
>         constitutes a violation of this license.
>         *6. PROJECT TRACKING AND ATTRIBUTION*
           Derivatives must include the following under the heading *MILENIUM LICENSE 1.0 (FREE SOFTWARE PROJECT)*: Copyleft (c) [YEAR] [ORIGINAL PROJECT NAME DERIVATIVE]
>         *7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY*
>         THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY
>         EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
>         COPYRIGHT HOLDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, OR
>         OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR
>         OTHER ACTIONS.
>         *TERMINATION:* *THIS SOFTWARE MUST NEVER BE USED,
>         DISTRIBUTED, OR DEVELOPED AS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE
>         MUST BE DISTRIBUTED, PROVIDED, AND USED
>         EXCLUSIVELY AS OPEN-SOURCE
>         FREE SOFTWARE. ATTRIBUTION TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS MANDATORY!*

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