Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Moritz Maxeiner
(Hopefully replying to my sent mail works and doesn't start a new thread) I've incorporated most suggestions (commit 848faa0 in the previously linked to GitHub repository) and attached the new draft as both plaintext and universal diff from previous plaintext. - conditions -> obligations - at l

Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Moritz Maxeiner
Thank you for your feedback. On Sunday, 4 August 2019 19:49:18 CEST Lukas Atkinson wrote: > I have two concerns about this license: > > 1. it seems to disallow private modification and compel disclosure. Yes, that is intentional. > Even if this didn't fail the desert island test, it would be im

Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Lukas Atkinson
I have two concerns about this license: 1. it seems to disallow private modification and compel disclosure. Even if this didn't fail the desert island test, it would be impossible to comply because there's no time frame within which a change must be published. Then again, publication is only neces

Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Moritz Maxeiner
Thanks for the suggestions. If I were to adopt them I think I can go a bit further and shorten clause 2 to this (or do you see any issue with removing the "as follows" part?): 2. License each change you make to this software under this license, publish it through a freely accessible distributi

Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Kevin P. Fleming
I would not use the word 'Contribute' in clause 2, but instead use the word 'Publish'. 'Contribute' implies more than just publication, at least in common usage in the open source world. In addition, there is no need to specify "to the public" in the requirement of applying this license to changes;

[License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Contribution Public License

2019-08-04 Thread Moritz Maxeiner
Hello, due to me being unable to find a reciprocal software license I'm truly happy with I've been working on developing my own: https://github.com/MoritzMaxeiner/contribution-public-license/blob/master/ LICENSE.org I would - eventually - like to submit the license for OSI approval, but though