Interesting data gathering... Perhaps this is something the guys at https://tldrlegal.com <https://tldrlegal.com/> could help fill out or incorporate into their site? Seems entirely relevant to what they’re trying to do too.
Cheers! Sean > On Aug 19, 2019, at 4:13 PM, Pamela Chestek <pamela.ches...@opensource.org> > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > We've had a lot of discussion about the attributes of open source > licenses and what is and isn't acceptable. I thought historical data on > approved licenses might prove valuable, or at least interesting. I > prepared a spreadsheet that lists all the OSI-approved licenses, with > columns for some attributes that have been heavily discussed recently. > It is at > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VVaSoVPmRa7yY6SlI5mb72zqrnGpstMH5LBfNAKNIdc/edit?usp=sharing/edit?usp=sharing > > I'm hoping people will be interested in helping fill it out. I suggest > as the first step that we take a look and see whether the headings are > sufficiently clear and whether we should be recording any further > information. My goal was to limit data collection to the current areas > of discussion, not do a comprehensive review of all the possible > variables in open source licenses. Column E was meant to capture the > non-copyright, non-patent "yeah, that's ok" stuff that we commonly see > in licenses and that isn't noteworthy. Once we've settled on the form we > can start filling it in. > > I don't want the spreadsheet to be a place for arguing the merits, just > a place for fact-gathering. I also don't know what will happen once we > have gathering the information, but I do believe gathering the > information is the first step. > > Thanks, > Pam > > -- > Pamela Chestek > Chair, License Review Committee > Open Source Initiative > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
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