License-Review mailing list topics for January 2020:
- Continued discussion on the Mulan PSL V2
- Continued discussion on the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4)
- Resolution of the Vaccine License – Not Approved
- Continued discussion on the BSD-1-Clause [Legacy]
- Resolution of the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL) – Considered Withdrawn
Continued discussion on the Mulan PSL V2
Suggested improvements to the text in the license in around grammar, clarity of intentions, and legal matters
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004593.html
Revised license submission
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004640.html
Continued discussion on the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4)
Questions on the license use, promulgation, and contributions
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004594.html
Issue regarding proprietary relicensing seemingly being the primary use case
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004595.html
Questions with regards to OSD compliance and user freedom, as well as further viewpoints and considerations with regards to data exportability
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004631.html
Statement that it is OSD compliant and that arguments against it are too situation-specific
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004636.html
Resolution of the Vaccine License – Not Approved
Decision that the Vaccine License does not conform to the OSD, specifically OSD 5 regarding user discrimination, and does not assure user freedom.
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004635.html
Continued discussion on the BSD-1-Clause [Legacy]
Argument that all that use the license should just be relicensed under the BSD License since multiple identical licenses hinders freedom due to their costs
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004637.html
Clarification that as a legacy submission, the submitter has no power over the license and that there are significant logistical issues with regards to push a change
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004638.html
Resolution of the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL) – Considered Withdrawn
Decision that the license is considered withdrawn due to non-responsiveness and the criticisms that were brought up
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2020-January/004643.html