[License-discuss] MIT License with mandatory arbitration?

2021-11-16 Thread Michael Downey
I ran across something I can't recall seeing before; perhaps someone here has thought about it previously -- an MIT license with an additional clause requiring arbitration in a specific venue: https://github.com/opengovsg/FormSG/blob/develop/LICENSE.md License proliferation aside; would someth

Re: [License-discuss] How can we as a community help empower authors outside license agreements?

2020-03-21 Thread Michael Downey
rotest or two? Amen. Michael Downey United Nations 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 sen

Re: [License-discuss] An 'open source' ventilation project is looking for legal help

2020-03-17 Thread Michael Downey
of this. Meanwhile the projects that are already serving real implementation struggle to keep and maintain contributors...) Michael Downey United Nations Foundation -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ Lice

Re: [License-discuss] What should fit in a FOSS license?

2020-03-11 Thread Michael Downey
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020, at 11:48, Josh Berkus wrote: > explain why we have OSD 5 in the first place, because devs under 40 do > not believe in the OSD. It needs to be explained. Speaking for myself, some if not many of us folks under 40 both in fact understand why discrimination is bad, and also

Re: [License-discuss] What should fit in a FOSS license?

2020-03-09 Thread Michael Downey
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, at 13:59, Pamela Chestek wrote: > No, you shouldn't. License-review is a burdensome process for the OSI > and the list participants, so it should be limited to real licenses, not > thought experiments. License-discuss is for thought experiments. There was also something simila

Re: [License-discuss] Thoughts on the subject of ethical licenses

2020-03-09 Thread Michael Downey
set the stage for what's basically a hodgepodge of interpretations globally. For better or for worse, member states all have their own interpretations of the rights enumerated in UDHR. Michael Downey United Nations Foundation ___ License-disc

Re: [License-discuss] exploring the attachment between the author and the code

2020-02-28 Thread Michael Downey
Hi Nicholas, On Fri, Feb 28, 2020, at 14:07, Nicholas Matthew Neft Weinstock wrote: > As an analogy, think about an artist during the Renaissance. Thanks for your analogy. Your text as well as Gil's framing question about "how our creation is used" reminded me of a conversation I had with an art

Re: [License-discuss] Resources to discourage governments from bespoke licenses?

2020-02-28 Thread Michael Downey
Hi McCoy, On February 28, 2020 3:12:39 AM UTC, McCoy Smith wrote: >You might want to check out Iain Mitchell’s chapter in this book > >https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-and-open-source-software-9780199680498?cc=us&lang=en&; > >There’s a second edition currently in the works but it won

[License-discuss] Resources to discourage governments from bespoke licenses?

2020-02-27 Thread Michael Downey
talks, or presentations on why we should discourage bespoke licenses, especially for governments and similar agencies? Thanks in advance for any memories or bookmarks folks can dust off -- Michael Downey United Nations Foundation ___ License-discuss ma

Re: [License-discuss] For Public Comment: The Libre Source License

2019-08-21 Thread Michael Downey
uld be used in the contexts I describe above. Appreciate the fascinating discussion. Michael Downey DIAL Open Source Center United Nations Foundation ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.

Re: [License-discuss] Discourse hosting

2019-03-21 Thread Michael Downey
Hi there, On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 12:59, Rick Moen wrote: > I appreciate your speaking, Kevin. I continue to be curious about > whether users would be expected to enter a contractual relationship with > Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc. (CDCK), in order to participate. No, they are not