Re: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses

2022-12-15 Thread Marc Jones
On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 6:12 PM McCoy Smith wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Nicholas Matthew Neft Weinstock > > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:01 AM > > To: ch...@dibona.com; license-discuss@lists.opensource.org; > > mc...@lexpan.law > > Subject: RE: [License-discuss] Retro

Re: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses

2022-12-15 Thread Russell Nelson
On 12/13/22 22:48, Lawrence Rosen wrote: Brad and the OSI have ONLY the authority to determine whether licenses satisfy the Open Source Definition AND NOTHING MORE. Yesbut. We are also the representatives of the idea of Open Source to the community. As such, we have a responsibility to promote

Re: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses

2022-12-15 Thread McCoy Smith
> -Original Message- > From: Nicholas Matthew Neft Weinstock > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:01 AM > To: ch...@dibona.com; license-discuss@lists.opensource.org; > mc...@lexpan.law > Subject: RE: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses > > One of the parts of my job is

Re: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses

2022-12-15 Thread Bradley M. Kuhn
Nicholas Matthew Neft Weinstock of Qualcomm wrote: > Without commenting on WHETHER any licenses should be > deprecated/disapproved/legacy, nor on WHICH licenses are appropriate > candidates, I would like to suggest a consideration related to HOW to do > so. +1 (… and this may be the first time in

Re: [License-discuss] Retroactively disapproving licenses

2022-12-15 Thread Nicholas Matthew Neft Weinstock
Without commenting on WHETHER any licenses should be deprecated/disapproved/legacy, nor on WHICH licenses are appropriate candidates, I would like to suggest a consideration related to HOW to do so. One of the parts of my job is reviewing commercial contracts. Some of those contracts include r

Re: [License-discuss] in opposition of 'choice of law' provisions in FOSS licenses

2022-12-15 Thread Bradley M. Kuhn
Pamela Chestek wrote: > I'm asking that the conversation between Larry and Bradley been held > privately. Both have had your say publicly and I'd prefer that the dispute > not escalate here. I had, in fact, started an a offlist discussion with Larry before Pam posted this, and I can report that La