On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 1:44 PM Smith, McCoy <mccoy.sm...@intel.com> wrote: > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-boun...@lists.opensource.org] > >>On Behalf Of Thorsten Glaser > >>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 10:37 AM > >>To: license-discuss@lists.opensource.org > >>Subject: [License-discuss] Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0 > > >>• it looks like it has been written without a lawyer involved at > all, not even looking it over after the fact, “You must not do > anything with this software that triggers a rule that you cannot > or will not follow.” really looks like “hackers” trying to be > too smart for me (but IANAL, so I wouldn’t know) > > It was written by Kyle Mitchell, a USA lawyer, who recently submitted (then > withdrew) the License Zero Public License to the OSI. Heather Meeker & Luis > Villa (also both lawyers and participants on the OSI lists) were also > involved or at least on the advisory board.
It shows Kyle's characteristic interest in plain-language license drafting -- which may ironically be what causes Thorsten to perceive it as "written without a lawyer involved". Kyle would probably think of himself as a hacker as well as a lawyer, in any event. Richard _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
