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January 2019 License-Discuss Summary

In January, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed: * the opensource.dev info site * Open Data * “intimacy” in Open Source...

February 4, 2019 Post
OSI Joins Internet-wide Day of Action to Protect Net Neutrality

On July 12, 2017, websites, Internet users, online communities an the Open Source Initiative will come together to sound the...

June 12, 2017 Post
GPLv3 looks like a worthy update

When I first came across the GNU General Public License in 1986, it was nothing short of an epiphany for...

March 29, 2007 Post
OSI Board approves GPL v3 and LGPL v3

The GPL v3 and LGPL v3 were unanimously approved by the OSI board at our monthly board meeting this week....

September 7, 2007 Post
May 2019 License-Review Summary

In May, the License-Review mailing list saw extensive debate on the Cryptographic Autonomy License. The list also discussed a BSD...

June 3, 2019 Post
March 2019 License-Discuss Summary

In March, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed: * the Cryptographic Autonomy License * its interactions with the GDPR * how...

April 1, 2019 Post
April 2019 License-Review Summary

In April, the License-Review mailing list saw extensive debate on the Cryptographic Autonomy License, in particular: * its user data...

May 6, 2019 Post
The Importance of Community-oriented GPL Enforcement

The Free Software Foundation and Software Freedom Conservancy have released a statement of principles on how GPL enforcement work can...

October 16, 2015 Post
GNU Affero GPL version 3 and the “ASP loophole”

A few months ago I posted my initial impressions for a draft version of the GPLv3 license, and I am...

June 7, 2007 Post
March 2019 License-Review Summary

In March, the License-Review mailing list saw the retraction of the SSPL from review, and discussed a set of GPLv3...

April 1, 2019 Post
Public Domain Is Not Open Source

Open Source and Public Domain are frequently confused. Here’s why it’s a mistake to treat the two terms as synonyms....

July 28, 2017 Post
May 2019 License-Discuss Summary

In May, the License-Discuss mailing list talked about: * relationship between the License-Review mailing list and the License Comittee *...

June 3, 2019 Post