Giuseppe, On Thursday, October 10, 2024 9:08:47 AM MST PEPPÈ Santarsiero wrote: > Dear Debian Legal Team, > I hope this message finds you well. > I am writing to request the evaluation of the Lachesis Open License, which I > have recently drafted. I have just submitted this license for evaluation to > the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and would like to discuss any proposed > modifications they may suggest. I believe the Lachesis Open License is > compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, and I am eager to ensure > that it aligns with Debian's requirements as well. Thank you for your time > and consideration. I look forward to your feedback. Best regards,
This is an interesting license. I have one question about wording, which might be a translation issue. The license contains the following text: "Any derivative work of this Software, regardless of the method of distribution (download, streaming, hosting on remote servers, or any other form of public availability), must be accompanied by the distribution of the complete source code.” "However, if the licensee distributes such derivative works, they are required to include the complete source code of those modifications” I assume that what is intended is that those distributing the software must also make the source code available to those who want it. However, as it is worded here, I think the effect would be that those distributing binary files compiled from the source code would have to force everyone who downloaded those binaries to also download the entire source code, whether they wanted it or not. If the desire is simply to make the source code available, I think the following wording would be more accurate: "Any derivative work of this Software, regardless of the method of distribution (download, streaming, hosting on remote servers, or any other form of public availability), must provide access to the complete source code.” "However, if the licensee distributes such derivative works, they are required to make available the complete source code of those modifications” -- Soren Stoutner so...@debian.org
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