@alltherum Have you looked at #NonViolentPublicLicense & variations https://git.pixie.town/thufie/npl-builder ?

Personally like Cooperative NVPL, #CNPL, variation https://git.pixie.town/thufie/npl-builder/src/branch/main/cnpl.md .

#softwareLicense

Cavil-Qwen3-4B: SUSE's Open-Source LLM for Legal Automation #Cavil_Qwen3_4B #LLM #LargeLanguageModel #AI #suse #opensuse #LegalAutomation #SoftwareLicense #opensource
https://ostechnix.com/cavil-qwen3-4b-suse-open-source-llm-legal-automation/

There is a special #circle of #hell for #OpenSource projects which do not actually indicate which license they use, or even that they are, in fact, open source, anywhere in their #documentation or public #website.

I just wasted ten minutes looking for "what license is this #project?" before resigning myself to having to check the code #repository.

They didn't even list the license in their compare-to-other-similar-projects on their About page.

Sheesh.

#license #SoftwareLicense #FreeSoftware

"When open-source ideals are compromised for personal gain, the ripple effect can be disastrous. WP Engine's 8% demand from Automattic sets a concerning precedent #OpenSource #SoftwareLicense #GPL" https://world.hey.com/dhh/automattic-is-doing-open-source-dirty-b95cf128?s=09

Changing your license from Open-Source to Source Available misses why customers are buying or not.
Learn More:
https://www.korte.co/nw9v
#opensource #softwarelicense #strategy

Why DuckStation is no longer open source (and what that means for you)

https://subscribeto.me/videos/watch/287843e3-0593-4712-bbb3-aab4f5aa702b

Would you ever use open-source software with an "opinionated" license like the OQL?

(For this poll, assume that the license terms are not personally offensive and do not exclude you.)

#OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #SoftwareLicense #Software

uggghhhhhh I finally have to license something

I’m not naive; a license is as effective as pissing in the wind if you don’t have the means to enforce it. Still, any recommendation on licenses to make it as difficult as possible for people like Palmer Luckey or dtolnay to benefit from it, in general??

Permissive is good, I don’t care whether it matches a libertarian definition of “open”.

#licensing #license #softwareLicense #GPL #openSource

/////////////////////////////////////

        WHATEVER IS CLEVER
          PUBLIC LICENSE

         <3883@sugar.bug>

      Do whatever is clever.
  Do as you wish with this product.

    Do whatever is clever shall
      be the whole of the law.

/////////////////////////////////////

Doing a clean install on macOS is a LOT of work. But @RogueAmoeba give me joy when I register my licenses. I smile every single time. And it’s even accessible!

Honorable mentions to @KeyboardMaestro for audibly saying, “thanks!” and to @shottr_cc@mastodon.social for throwing confetti (but no sound!)

#Joy #SoftwareLicense #AudioApps #Confetti

Thought this was a nice presentation of reciprocal and non-reciprocal open source licenses, and why this is not the most important debate to have about open source licenses right now.

https://meshedinsights.com/2017/11/15/cause-effect-and-license-choice/

#foss #floss #opensource #freesoftware #libresoftware #ls #copyleft #copyright #softwarelicense

@downey

I'm not a lawyer and I've never played one on TV. 😜

I believe when the authors release the modified software to the public, which in the case of the Affero GPL means the software is providing service to the public, the source code for the updated software must also be shared back to the public (through the copyright holder?).

I'm not sure about the details of how authors keep or give copyright for their modifications to the copyright holder of the original project or not...

I think you're right that the copyright holder can change the license for future versions, but I don't think that any author can change the license, which I think is the protection provided.

#copyright #copyrightholder #license #softwarelicense #changelicense

Would prohibiting advertising fix or aleve #enshitification ? I’m contemplating doing this in one of the #softwarelicense concepts I’m working on.

[en] Do Companies Still not Understand Software Licences?
Prof. Riehle talks about two apparently wrong interpretations of an Apache licence in one and the same case

https://bayave.com/2023/04/11/minio-vs-weka-on-apache-2-0-license-violation/

#software #licence #license #softwarelicence #softwarelicense #apache #licenceviolation #licenseviolation

People truly interested in software freedom must learn about

1. copyright law

2. legal aspects of contribution

Being aware is very important as many of these things cannot be changed later.

People should learn from the case of turkish javascript hacker Azer Koçulu vs NPM case.

https://qz.com/646467/how-one-programmer-broke-the-internet-by-deleting-a-tiny-piece-of-code

Like any freedom, we have to work hard to maintain software freedom !

#copyright #law #legal #softwarelicense #awarenessmatters #SoftwareHub #Ankara #Turkey #Turkiye

Design of a new Software Freedom License (SFL), an algebraic approach (Sat, 19 Nov, 1830 hrs).

RSVP
https://www.meetup.com/softwarehub/events/289019453/

#License #CopyrightLaw #Legal #SoftwareLicense #SoftwareFreedom #SoftwareHub #Economics #Justice #ContractLaw #Ankara #Kayseri #Konya #Kahramanmaraş #Ordu #Samsun #Çorum #Trabzon #Ünye #Niğde #Adiyaman #Çankırı #Giresun #Afyonkarahisar #Gaziantep #Antalya #Adana #Sivas #turkiye

Have you heard of a software license called Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License? :blobcatgiggle:​

I guess the terms of the license are in the title! 😇

https://choosealicense.com/licenses/wtfpl/#

#SoftwareLicense
#FOSS

Matthew Garrett looked at the #FreedomPhone - and was very very unimpressed. Their #fork of #Signal seems both a #privacy and #SoftwareLicense #violation

Probably par for the course for people who pretend to be for free speech but just means they want to espouse their hatred unfettered though.

https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/59479.html

Vizio In Hot Water Over Smart TV GPL Violations

As most anyone in this community knows, there's an excellent chance that any consumer product on the market that's advertised as "smart" these days probably has some form of Linux running under the hood. We're also keenly aware that getting companies to hold up their end of the bargain when it comes to using Linux and other GPL licensed software in their products, namely releasing their modified source, isn't always as cut and dried as it should be.

Occasionally these non-compliant companies will get somebody so aggravated that they actually try to do something about it, which is where smart TV manufacturer Vizio currently finds itself. The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) recently announced they're taking the Irvine, California based company to court over their repeated failures to meet the requirements of the GPL while developing their Linux-powered SmartCast TV firmware. In addition to the Linux kernel, the SFC also claims Vizio is using modified versions of various other GPL and LGPL protected works, such as U-Boot, bash, gawk, tar, glibc, and ffmpeg.

According to the SFC press release, the group isn't looking for any monetary damages. They simply want Vizio to do what's required of them as per the GPL and release the SmartCast source code, which they hope will allow for the development of an OpenWrt-like replacement firmware for older Vizio smart TVs. This is particularly important as older models will often stop receiving updates, and in many cases, will no longer be able to access all of the services they were advertised as being able to support. Clearly the SFC wants this case to be looked at as part of the larger Right to Repair debate, and given the terrible firmware we've seen some of these smart TVs ship with, we're inclined to agree.

Now of course, we've seen cases like this pop up in the past. But what makes this one unique is that the SFC isn't representing one of the developers who's software has been found to be part of Vizio's SmartCast, they're actually the plaintiff. By taking the position of a consumer who has purchased a Vizio product that included GPL software, the SFC is considered a third-party beneficiary, and they are merely asking the court to be given what's due to them under the terms of the license.

As firm believers in the open source movement, we have zero tolerance for license violators. Vizio isn't some wide-eyed teen, randomly copying code they found from GitHub without understanding the implications. This is a multi-billion dollar company that absolutely should know better, and we'll be happy to see them twist in the wind a bit before they're ultimately forced to play by the rules.

#homeentertainmenthacks #news #softwarehacks #gpl #righttorepair #smarttv #smartcast #softwarelicense #vizio