Official Listing of the curl License at Open Source Initiative (OSI)

Christoph Röth via curl-library <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 18:59:27 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.curl.library
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello curl reviewer,

I would like to have the curl license listed with the Open Source 
Initiative (OSI) (opensource.org).
After going through the approval process, the curl license will be 
considered an OSI Approved License.
The OSI will thus confirm that it is an open source license.

I have already initiated initial contact with the Review Committee, 
received feedback and now need a
little support from the curl side. There are two points I would like to 
raise here.

The first point is permission to have the curl license officially listed 
at Open Source Initiative (OSI).
Can someone grant me official permission?

I would like to address the second point here based on the feedback from 
my initial contact with the OSI.
The curl project itself refers to the SPDX listing, where curl is listed 
as a standalone license.
The curl website states that there are similarities with the MIT 
license, but the exact reasons for the change
are no longer clear. For this reason, I would like to ask whether there 
are plans to change the license to a full MIT license.

Best regards
Chris

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