Re: Evaluating the Enforceability of a License Should Not be a Criteria for OSI License Review
Bastien <[email protected]>
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Patrick Schleizer via License-discuss <[email protected]> writes: > Concerns regarding the enforceability of a license, especially across > different jurisdictions, should not be a determinant in the approval > or rejection of a license. +1 but with this caveat: we should distinguish between formal (or legal) enforceability vs. practical enforceability. Practical enforceability should not be a criteria for OSI License Review. Format enforceability should. E.g. a license that would say "This Work is considered public domain after X years" would not be legally enforceable in France, where copyright holders cannot decide to put something in the public domain. But yes, if the spirit of the argument is to prevent _practical_ consideration to mix with fundamental principles, I fully agree. -- Bastien _______________________________________________ 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 sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org