Mark, that is our intention. If we presented it for approval it would be the whole license with the change, and under a distinct name. I wanted to float the suggestion here to get just the kind of feedback I'm getting.
> -----Original Message----- > From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-boun...@lists.opensource.org] > On Behalf Of Mark Thomas > Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2021 4:28 AM > To: license-discuss@lists.opensource.org > Subject: [License-discuss] Modified Apache License > > Hi Stuart, > > Can I suggest that you give your new license a name to clearly > distinguish it from other licenses, particularly the ALv2? > > Downstream users of your open source products need to describe the > licenses of their dependencies and they don't have an easy way to refer > to your license. My primary concern is that they could end up creating > their own name for your license that is confusingly similar to the ALv2. > > Something like the "Disney Open Source License, version 1" maybe? > > Regarding whether or not the ASF is likely to accept your change as an > amendment to the ALv2, I can't provide a definitive answer but I suspect > that the amendment would be more restrictive than the ASF would wish. If > you want to pursue that, the ASF Legal Jira instance is the best place > to ask that question and get a definitive answer: > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues > .apache.org%2Fjira%2Fprojects%2FLEGAL&data=04%7C01%7Cstuart.lan > gley%40disney.com%7C6407d8f23d104fec463e08d8cba43161%7C56b731a8 > a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637483253357263924%7CUnkn > own%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1 > haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vixMeErdFh32UwMhCmBJDSK > HVwFCo1YN72jqMVHdnSk%3D&reserved=0 > > Kind regards, > > Mark > > Mark Thomas > VP, Brand Management > Apache Software Foundation > > > > _______________________________________________ > The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not > necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the > Open > Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. > > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.op > ensource.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Flicense- > discuss_lists.opensource.org&data=04%7C01%7Cstuart.langley%40disne > y.com%7C6407d8f23d104fec463e08d8cba43161%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b > 616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637483253357263924%7CUnknown%7CTWFp > bGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI > 6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0mLoC45lv%2FTRL9NOQQKl%2BTUuLEhkGh > GLQ36G9R%2Bp9PE%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
