Re: Draft for discussion: Project Tick General Public License v2.0 (only)

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Hello Bruce, =20
Hello all,

Thank you for the guidance. I understand the concern about review scope =
and time investment.

Based strictly on the current PT-GPL v2 text, below are five specific =
areas where the license is intended to diverge from existing copyleft =
licenses. For each point, I have included only the relevant operative =
language, followed by a short statement of intent.

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1. Explicit opt-in for network-based source obligations

Relevant text:
> This License does not require network-based source disclosure =20
> unless the copyright holder has expressly chosen to enable such =20
> obligations by an Explicit Network Use Notice.

> =E2=80=9CExplicit Network Use Notice=E2=80=9D means a clear and =
prominent notice =20
> placed by the copyright holder stating that operation of the Work =20
> through a computer network shall be treated as conveying for the =20
> purposes of source availability.

Intent: =20
Unlike AGPL-style copyleft, network-based obligations are not automatic. =
The copyright holder explicitly decides whether network operation should =
trigger source availability.

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2. Network operation triggers source availability only, not full =
conveyance

Relevant text:
> Such operation may be treated as conveyance solely for the purpose =20
> of triggering the source availability obligations expressly set forth =20=

> in this License, where an Explicit Network Use Notice applies.

> This License does not require disclosure of unrelated systems, =20
> independent services, or proprietary infrastructure that are not =20
> derived from the covered Work itself.

Intent: =20
This deliberately limits the legal effect of network use, avoiding =
spillover into unrelated systems or services.

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3. Service-aware definition of Corresponding Resource

Relevant text:
> Corresponding Resource means all Source Code required to generate, =20
> install, run, and modify the Work, including build scripts, interface =20=

> definitions, and supporting code specifically designed for or tightly =20=

> coupled to the Work.

> Corresponding Resource includes only those configuration or =
integration =20
> components that are specifically written to make the covered Work =20
> function as a network-accessible service, and does not include general =
=20
> infrastructure or unrelated systems.

Intent: =20
This explicitly includes service glue and deployment-specific code, =
while drawing a clear boundary around general infrastructure.

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4. Anti-gatekeeping and equal-access requirements

Relevant text:
> Any technical, contractual, procedural, or policy-based measure that =20=

> has the effect of discouraging, delaying, conditioning, or preventing =20=

> access to the Corresponding Resource constitutes a failure to comply =20=

> with the requirements of this License.

> Availability shall not be conditioned on exclusive agreements, =20
> non-disclosure obligations, account registration, payment, or =20
> acceptance of terms inconsistent with this License.

Intent: =20
This addresses modern access barriers common in hosted and SaaS-style =
distribution models that are not explicitly handled in GPL.

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5. Managed platforms and technological measures

Relevant text:
> The obligations created by this License arise exclusively from its =20
> operative provisions and are independent of such external constraints.

> Technical mechanisms =E2=80=A6 are permitted provided that such =
mechanisms =20
> do not prevent recipients from accessing, modifying, or conveying =20
> the Corresponding Resource of the covered Work under the terms of =20
> this License.

Intent: =20
This generalizes anti-tivoization principles to managed and =
platform-controlled environments, without prohibiting legitimate =
security mechanisms.

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If this format is useful, I can extract additional points in the same =
way for further discussion.

Thank you for taking the time to review this.

Best regards, =20
Mehmet Samet Duman =20
Author of Project Tick

> Bruce Perens <[email protected]> =C5=9Funlar=C4=B1 yazd=C4=B1 (22 Oca =
2026 06:14):
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> I would like you to extract the relevant text for each of the 5 points =
you'd like feedback upon, and present the relevant and innovative text, =
only, with each point. I think this would be a manageable chunk that =
people could look at and comment upon without taking a large part of =
their day. I don't represent anyone but me, but given the dearth of =
other participation so far, I am assuming that other folks would like =
that too.
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>     Thanks
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>     Bruce
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> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:56=E2=80=AFPM M.samet Duman =
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> =
wrote:
>> Hello Bruce, =20
>> Hello all,
>>=20
>> Thank you for the feedback. Based on it, I am sharing a revised draft =
of the Project Tick General Public License v2.
>>=20
>> To avoid unnecessary review burden, I want to be explicit about what =
feedback I am asking for and what I am not:
>>=20
>> - I am aware of the concern regarding GPL text derivation; this draft =
does not
>>   assert originality of expression and is presented solely to discuss
>>   behavioral differences, not to request approval of a new GPL =
variant.
>> - I am not asking for a line-by-line legal review of the entire text.
>> - I am not claiming originality of wording relative to GPL text.
>> - I am asking whether the specific behavioral mechanisms described =
below are
>>   useful, redundant, or problematic from an Open Source Definition =
perspective.
>>=20
>> In particular, feedback is requested only on these points:
>>=20
>> - Explicit opt-in treatment of network-based source obligations =20
>> - Separation of operation from conveyance as legal concepts =20
>> - Narrow, explicit definition of Corresponding Resource for service =
deployment =20
>> - Clear fencing of all explanatory material as non-normative =20
>> - Absence of any ecosystem-level interpretive or compatibility =
authority
>>=20
>> The full draft is included below the signature for reference only, =
since the license has not yet been published elsewhere. No approval is =
requested at this stage.
>>=20
>> If it would be preferable, I am happy to extract and discuss only =
individual clauses in follow-up.
>>=20
>> Thank you again for the candid feedback and time.
>>=20
>> Best regards, =20
>> Mehmet Samet Duman =20
>> Author of Project Tick
>>=20
>> =
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>> Below is the current draft of the Project Tick General Public =
License,
>> Version 2. This text is provided for reference and discussion only =
and is not yet
>> finalized or published.
>>=20
>> PROJECT TICK GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
>> Version 2, 2 February 2026
>>=20
>> Copyright (C) 2026 Project Tick <https://projecttick.org/>
>> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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>> This is the canonical text of the Project Tick General Public
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>> exclusively by Version 2 of the License, unless the applicable
>> copyright holder explicitly authorizes the use of another version.
>>=20
>> Preamble
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applicable
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models.
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>> placed by the copyright holder stating that operation of the Work
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>> purposes of source availability.
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>>=20
>> "Source Code" means the preferred form of the Work for making
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>>=20
>>> Bruce Perens <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> =C5=9Funlar=C4=
=B1 yazd=C4=B1 (22 Oca 2026 01:01):
>>>=20
>>> First, this is substantially derivative of GPL text, which itself =
has terms preventing its modification. If you are not going to get the =
permission of FSF, you should fix that. And FSF may not grant permission =
in the interest of reducing license propagation.=20
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>>> Second, although you have stated your design goals, you have not =
shown what language achieves those goals and how it is different from =
existing licenses like GPL. You should do that in detail, because this =
thing is big enough that I don't want to spend hours decoding it and =
differentiating it from GPL, and I doubt many other people would want to =
either, especially given the likelyhood of this becoming a viable =
license with significant community use - which is still very much in =
doubt.  It would probably be better for you to put up the language you =
think is innovative and we can discuss those pieces.
>>>=20
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>>>=20
>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 10:10=E2=80=AFAM M.samet Duman via =
License-discuss <[email protected] =
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>=20
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license-discuss rather than license-review.
>>>>=20
>>>> Below is the draft of the Project Tick General Public License, =
Version 2.0 (only). This version is intended to be a stable release =
candidate, but it is still open to refinement based on community =
feedback before any formal submission.
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copyleft licenses =20
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are not materially impaired
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>>>> - Areas where the intent may be clear to the author but unclear to =
downstream users
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at this stage.
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>>>>=20
>>>> ---------
>>>> License text:
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line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hello Bruce, &nbsp;</div><div>Hello =
all,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the guidance. I understand =
the concern about review scope and time =
investment.</div><div><br></div><div>Based strictly on the current =
PT-GPL v2 text, below are five specific areas where the license is =
intended to diverge from existing copyleft licenses. For each point, I =
have included only the relevant operative language, followed by a short =
statement of =
intent.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>1. =
Explicit opt-in for network-based source =
obligations</div><div><br></div><div>Relevant text:</div><div>&gt; This =
License does not require network-based source disclosure =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; unless the copyright holder has expressly chosen =
to enable such &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; obligations by an Explicit Network =
Use Notice.</div><div><br></div><div>&gt; =E2=80=9CExplicit Network Use =
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placed by the copyright holder stating that operation of the Work =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; through a computer network shall be treated as =
conveying for the &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; purposes of source =
availability.</div><div><br></div><div>Intent: &nbsp;</div><div>Unlike =
AGPL-style copyleft, network-based obligations are not automatic. The =
copyright holder explicitly decides whether network operation should =
trigger source =
availability.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>2. =
Network operation triggers source availability only, not full =
conveyance</div><div><br></div><div>Relevant text:</div><div>&gt; Such =
operation may be treated as conveyance solely for the purpose =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; of triggering the source availability obligations =
expressly set forth &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; in this License, where an =
Explicit Network Use Notice applies.</div><div><br></div><div>&gt; This =
License does not require disclosure of unrelated systems, =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; independent services, or proprietary =
infrastructure that are not &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; derived from the =
covered Work itself.</div><div><br></div><div>Intent: =
&nbsp;</div><div>This deliberately limits the legal effect of network =
use, avoiding spillover into unrelated systems or =
services.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>3. =
Service-aware definition of Corresponding =
Resource</div><div><br></div><div>Relevant text:</div><div>&gt; =
Corresponding Resource means all Source Code required to generate, =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; install, run, and modify the Work, including build =
scripts, interface &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; definitions, and supporting =
code specifically designed for or tightly &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; coupled =
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components that are specifically written to make the covered Work =
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systems.</div><div><br></div><div>Intent: &nbsp;</div><div>This =
explicitly includes service glue and deployment-specific code, while =
drawing a clear boundary around general =
infrastructure.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>4. =
Anti-gatekeeping and equal-access =
requirements</div><div><br></div><div>Relevant text:</div><div>&gt; Any =
technical, contractual, procedural, or policy-based measure that =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; has the effect of discouraging, delaying, =
conditioning, or preventing &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; access to the =
Corresponding Resource constitutes a failure to comply =
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conditioned on exclusive agreements, &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; =
non-disclosure obligations, account registration, payment, or =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; acceptance of terms inconsistent with this =
License.</div><div><br></div><div>Intent: &nbsp;</div><div>This =
addresses modern access barriers common in hosted and SaaS-style =
distribution models that are not explicitly handled in =
GPL.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>5. Managed =
platforms and technological measures</div><div><br></div><div>Relevant =
text:</div><div>&gt; The obligations created by this License arise =
exclusively from its &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; operative provisions and are =
independent of such external constraints.</div><div><br></div><div>&gt; =
Technical mechanisms =E2=80=A6 are permitted provided that such =
mechanisms &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; do not prevent recipients from =
accessing, modifying, or conveying &nbsp;</div><div>&gt; the =
Corresponding Resource of the covered Work under the terms of =
&nbsp;</div><div>&gt; this License.</div><div><br></div><div>Intent: =
&nbsp;</div><div>This generalizes anti-tivoization principles to managed =
and platform-controlled environments, without prohibiting legitimate =
security =
mechanisms.</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>If =
this format is useful, I can extract additional points in the same way =
for further discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for taking =
the time to review this.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards, =
&nbsp;</div><div>Mehmet Samet Duman &nbsp;</div><div>Author of Project =
Tick</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Bruce Perens =
&lt;[email protected]&gt; =C5=9Funlar=C4=B1 yazd=C4=B1 (22 Oca 2026 =
06:14):</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><br><div>I would&nbsp;like you to extract the relevant text =
for each of the 5 points you'd like feedback upon, and present the =
relevant and innovative text, only, with each point. I think this would =
be a manageable chunk that people could look at and comment upon without =
taking a large&nbsp;part of their day. I don't represent anyone but me, =
but given the dearth of other participation so far, I am assuming that =
other folks would like that too.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; =
Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; Bruce</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:56=E2=80=AFPM M.samet =
Duman &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Hello Bruce, =
&nbsp;</div><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the =
feedback. Based on it, I am sharing a revised draft of the Project Tick =
General Public License v2.</div><div><br></div><div>To avoid unnecessary =
review burden, I want to be explicit about what feedback I am asking for =
and what I am not:</div><div><br></div><div><div>- I am aware of the =
concern regarding GPL text derivation; this draft does =
not</div><div>&nbsp; assert originality of expression and is presented =
solely to discuss</div><div>&nbsp; behavioral differences, not to =
request approval of a new GPL variant.</div></div><div>- I am not asking =
for a line-by-line legal review of the entire text.</div><div>- I am not =
claiming originality of wording relative to GPL text.</div><div>- I am =
asking whether the specific behavioral mechanisms described below =
are</div><div>&nbsp; useful, redundant, or problematic from an Open =
Source Definition perspective.</div><div><br></div><div>In particular, =
feedback is requested only on these points:</div><div><br></div><div>- =
Explicit opt-in treatment of network-based source obligations =
&nbsp;</div><div>- Separation of operation from conveyance as legal =
concepts &nbsp;</div><div>- Narrow, explicit definition of Corresponding =
Resource for service deployment &nbsp;</div><div>- Clear fencing of all =
explanatory material as non-normative &nbsp;</div><div>- Absence of any =
ecosystem-level interpretive or compatibility =
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extract and discuss only individual clauses in =
follow-up.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you again for the candid =
feedback and time.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards, =
&nbsp;</div><div>Mehmet Samet Duman &nbsp;</div><div>Author of Project =
Tick</div><div><br></div><div>=E2=80=93=E2=80=93=E2=80=93=E2=80=93=E2=80=93=
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CONDITIONS</div></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>Bruce Perens &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; =C5=9Funlar=C4=B1 yazd=C4=B1 =
(22 Oca 2026 01:01):</div><br><div><div dir=3D"ltr">First, this is =
substantially derivative of GPL text, which itself has terms preventing =
its modification. If you are not going to get the permission of FSF, you =
should fix that. And FSF may not grant permission in the interest of =
reducing license propagation.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Second, although =
you have stated your design goals, you have not shown what language =
achieves those goals and how it is different from existing licenses like =
GPL. You should do that in detail, because this thing is big enough that =
I don't want to spend hours decoding it and differentiating it from GPL, =
and I doubt many other people would want to either, especially given the =
likelyhood of this becoming a viable license with significant community =
use - which is still very much in doubt.&nbsp; It would probably be =
better for you to put up the language you think is innovative and we can =
discuss those pieces.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; =
Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; Bruce</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan =
21, 2026 at 10:10=E2=80=AFAM M.samet Duman via License-discuss &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello all,<br>
<br>
Following the recent guidance, I am sharing this text here on =
license-discuss rather than license-review.<br>
<br>
Below is the draft of the Project Tick General Public License, Version =
2.0 (only). This version is intended to be a stable release candidate, =
but it is still open to refinement based on community feedback before =
any formal submission.<br>
<br>
The design goals for v2.0 are:<br>
<br>
- To remain clearly within the GPLv3 / AGPLv3 family of strong copyleft =
licenses&nbsp; <br>
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interface-specific mandates&nbsp; <br>
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rigid prohibitions&nbsp; <br>
- To avoid unnecessary constraints on legitimate distribution models, =
staged releases, or workflows, provided that recipient freedoms are not =
materially impaired<br>
<br>
I would appreciate feedback specifically on:<br>
- Any remaining Open Source Definition concerns&nbsp; <br>
- Language that may be overly restrictive or ambiguous in practice&nbsp; =
<br>
- Areas where the intent may be clear to the author but unclear to =
downstream users<br>
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This is a draft for discussion only; no approval is being requested at =
this stage.<br>
<br>
Thank you for your time and expertise.<br>
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