Re: [License-discuss] Request for feedback: public specification licensing

2024-07-16 Thread Simon Phipps
Hi! On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM Roland Turner via License-discuss < license-discuss@lists.opensource.org> wrote: > It's not a revenue question. The important issue is that all copies of > an interoperability standard must say the same thing, or > interoperability itself is defeated. > Having

Re: [License-discuss] License pages cleanup project underway - status update

2023-08-22 Thread Simon Phipps
On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 3:41 PM Richard Fontana wrote: > > Would the OSI consider maintaining the new metadata publicly (maybe in > github.com/opensourceorg/licenses)? > We hope to do exactly that and also make it available via the license API, but that project will need to be staffed and funded

Re: [License-discuss] Does the LinShare "attribution" notice violate OSD?

2022-09-19 Thread Simon Phipps
t; I’m not seeing anything from Linaro on PACER. > > > > *From:* License-discuss *On > Behalf Of *Simon Phipps > *Sent:* Monday, September 19, 2022 1:24 PM > *To:* license-discuss@lists.opensource.org > *Subject:* Re: [License-discuss] Does the LinShare &quo

Re: [License-discuss] Does the LinShare "attribution" notice violate OSD?

2022-09-19 Thread Simon Phipps
On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 9:21 PM Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 11:41:06AM -0700, McCoy Smith wrote: > > Seems like it might violate the definition of appropriate legal notice > in GPLv3. > > ... hence, one should be able to just remove these de facto "further > restrictions",

Re: [License-discuss] Does the LinShare "attribution" notice violate OSD?

2022-09-19 Thread Simon Phipps
I agree that all looks very worrying and probably disqualifying, but the trademark terms in clause 2 are even worse as they prohibit you from rebranding the software as would be essential to fork: Using these trademarks without the (TM) trademark notice symbol, removing > these trademarks from the

Re: [License-discuss] Improvement to the License-Review Process

2020-08-27 Thread Simon Phipps
On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:51 PM Florian Weimer wrote: > * Andrew DeMarsh: > > >> > >> Quite a few people view such a requirement in a software license as > >> DFSG-noncompliant. I think it would be a bit odd if OSI adopted such > >> a requirement within its contribution process. > >> > > > > I'm

Re: [License-discuss] What does "appropriate standing" in the review process mean?

2020-05-16 Thread Simon Phipps
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 1:33 AM Richard Fontana wrote: > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:38 PM Tobie Langel wrote: > > > > > In the section titled For Legacy Approval, replace: > > > > > By: License Steward or Interested Licensee > > > > with: > > > > > Have appropriate standing: License Steward or In

Re: [License-discuss] Generic process for removing approved licenses. Re: REMOVE AAL from list of approved licenses

2020-03-27 Thread Simon Phipps
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 4:29 PM Henrik Ingo wrote: > Sure. In my list the start of the 15 months review is essentially a > deprecation. I didn't want to use that word, because deprecation to me > implies the decision is already final. But I'm not against it either. > I would favour having a prel

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

2020-03-18 Thread Simon Phipps
n of the discussion as it's off topic for the list - thanks! Simon -- Simon Phipps*, Board Director, The Open Source Initiative* ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org

[License-discuss] Moderator Message

2020-03-18 Thread Simon Phipps
will be temporarily suspended. We all have enough stress in our lives at the moment. Please be kind. Thanks! Simon -- Simon Phipps*, Board Director, The Open Source Initiative* ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] Moderation observations

2020-02-28 Thread Simon Phipps
So sorry, that should be singular, modera...@opensource.org On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 5:04 PM John Cowan wrote: > Sorry to respond publicly to this call, but moderat...@opensource.org is > bouncing with error 550, and saying "does not exist". > ___ > Lic

[License-discuss] Moderation observations

2020-02-28 Thread Simon Phipps
, maybe sooner. Thanks so much for your support and understanding. Simon -- Simon Phipps*, Board Director, The Open Source Initiative* ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] "Fairness" vs. mission objectives

2020-02-24 Thread Simon Phipps
On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 5:59 PM McCoy Smith wrote: > >>-Original Message- > >>From: License-discuss On > Behalf Of Eric S. Raymond > >>Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 5:01 AM > >>To: license-discuss@lists.opensource.org > >>Subject: [License-discuss] "Fairness" vs. mission objectives > >

Re: [License-discuss] Ethical open source licensing - Persona non Grata Preamble

2020-02-24 Thread Simon Phipps
On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 1:29 PM John Cowan wrote: > > What the OP is proposing is *not* restrictions. The license remains free > and open source. Since all licenses require that they be preserved intact > in all modified copies, it is a way to use the license as a virus to spread > the opinions

Re: [License-discuss] Coordinated release of security vulnerability information.

2019-08-25 Thread Simon Phipps
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:14 PM Lukas Atkinson wrote: > However, that 90 day window is awfully long. While this is the typical > embargo period, it intends to give the vendor enough time to verify, > investigate, and fix the vulnerability, and to prepare the distribution of > patches. This tries

Re: [License-discuss] For Discussion: Cryptographic Autonomy License (CAL) Beta 2

2019-08-13 Thread Simon Phipps
ich is merely > processed by the program. Thus, it runs awry of #9 > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 9:21 AM Smith, McCoy > wrote: > >> >>*From:* License-discuss [mailto: >> license-discuss-boun...@lists.opensource.org] *On Behalf Of *Simon Phipps >>

Re: [License-discuss] For Discussion: Cryptographic Autonomy License (CAL) Beta 2

2019-08-13 Thread Simon Phipps
On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 4:55 PM Richard Fontana wrote: > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 5:19 PM VanL wrote: > > > 5. Scope of copyleft. > > > > > > - Beta 2 has been reworked to focus on the transfer of "licenseable" > parts of the Work. This limits the application to what can be properly > reached by a

Re: [License-discuss] Nepotism, Conflict of interest: Debian GSoC/Outreachy/OSI board

2019-07-22 Thread Simon Phipps
-- > > The same email referred to in Fact 32 confirms there were > conflicts of interest in the second abusive keyring change too. > Both abusive keyring changes were therefore compromised by > Mollamby and other hidden relationships. > > But the names of the culprits are hidden.

Re: [License-discuss] code hosting

2019-06-12 Thread Simon Phipps
This thread is now closed. Thanks, Simon ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] Evolving the License Review process for OSI

2019-05-25 Thread Simon Phipps
On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 3:21 AM Russell McOrmond wrote: > > I consider all of that incompatible with the real-world objectives of the > FLOSS movement, but recognise that at this specific time in the life of the > movement that I'm in the minority. > While there are a few people here who think t

Re: [License-discuss] Evolving the License Review process for OSI

2019-05-25 Thread Simon Phipps
(not citing the author as this is directed at all rather than a response to him) I think Pam’s approach is very reasonable, why not let’s try it and see! > In case this is unclear to anyone, Pam is acting here as the Director responsible. The message she sent about OSI's process was authored co

Re: [License-discuss] moderator information outdated

2019-05-20 Thread Simon Phipps
rce.org/lists >>> >>> > Moderators: You can reach the list moderators (Luis Villa and Karl >>> Fogel) through the addresses they use for on-list communication. >>> >>> Contacted Luis Villa who told me however, that he's no long

Re: [License-discuss] comprehensiveness (or not) of the OSI-approved list [was Re: [License-review] For Legacy Approval: LBNL BSD]

2019-05-20 Thread Simon Phipps
ay from the approval of a given license. S. -- Simon Phipps*, Board Secretary, The Open Source Initiative* ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] Encouraging discussion around the technicalities of licensing

2019-02-06 Thread Simon Phipps
[Moving this thread to license-discuss as it is not about a specific license] On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 10:40 PM Richard Fontana < richard.font...@opensource.org> wrote: > > I lean towards disagreeing with this; I think that the business model of > the license submitter can be a material considerati

Re: [License-discuss] FYI, opensource.dev released

2019-01-09 Thread Simon Phipps
Site, Bio, Pics: http://dibona.com Twitter: @cdibona > ___ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org > -- Simon Phipps*, P

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] License Ragnarök

2018-10-25 Thread Simon Phipps
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 6:29 PM Lawrence Rosen wrote: > VM Brasseur requested: > > Please move this conversation to license-discuss. > > I will comply. But I don't like it. > > (1) Mostly the same people are on both lists. What do we accomplish by > this move other than splitting the important di

Re: [License-discuss] Mixed 5yr non-open then fully open license

2018-07-30 Thread Simon Phipps
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