This seems like a legal discussion where we have a mailing list, legal-disc...@apache.org [1], for this kind of topic.
[1] https://www.apache.org/legal/#communications You can bring the topic there and people may reply to your idea. Best, tison. Rock de Vocht <r...@simsage.ai> 于2025年4月2日周三 18:24写道： > Dear ASF, > > (Apologies if I sent this message twice, there was a misunderstanding on > my part about how the email subscription system worked.) > > As a developer I am quite concerned about machine learning being applied > to our code. I was wondering if you could perhaps create a new license, > like the Apache v2 you have, that included clauses like: > > > 1. Definitions: > > > "Machine learning" shall mean access to this source code by algorithms, > computer systems, and automatic scraping, for the express purpose of > automated coding, and improving learning rates of neural networs. > > "Machine Learning Work" shall mean any work or service, whether in > source, object, or hosted software form. > > > 4. Redistribution > > (e) If this Software is used for Machine Learning Work, then any and > all parts (including source code, and training data with clear > instructions on how to replicate your Machine Learning Work) > of that Machine Learning Work need to be made publicly available > without any restrictions. > > > > I've added such a modified LICENSE (based on your Apache v2) to my own > website that includes just these two clauses. > > https://peter.nz/LICENSE > > However - as I am not trained in law and licensing, I thought the ASF > would be interested in this and perhaps could suggest taking this forward > (in whatever form or shape you deem fit). > > thanks! > > Rock > > > > --- > > [image: SimSage - Intelligent Information Management] > > *Rock de Vocht* > Chief Science Officer > r...@simsage.co.uk > +44 (0)7931 467981 > > Intelligent Information Management > www.simsage.ai > > NOTE: The information contained in this email and its attachments is > confidential and may be the subject of legal privilege. It is intended only > for the named addressees and may not be disclosed to anyone else without > the prior consent of SimSage (UK) Ltd. If you are not the named addressee > you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on the contents > of this email and should destroy it immediately. > >
