Re: [DISCUSS] PUWL v1.0 – P-EADCA Universal Waiver License
Bruce Perens via License-discuss <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Oct 2025 14:19:50 -0700
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On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM Pamela Chestek <[email protected]> wrote: > why not just say that the author waives all claims and leave it at that? How about waiving all claims and promising not to assert moral or other rights in a lawsuit? Belt and suspenders :-) > > The phrase "to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law" is > surplusage too; it goes without saying that's the extent to which it can > be enforced. Ah, but then we have severability. Should the surplusage not be replaced with something like "if one part of this license is found to be invalid, the rest of the terms remain valid and enforceable." _______________________________________________ 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