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If it's anything else, I would say start by checking the Open Source Initiative Web site: https://opensource.org/licenses https://opensource.org/licenses

• bhickey 9y ago
  Still, be cautious. The OSI has approved a number of bad licenses. The UPL (https://opensource.org/licenses/UPL https://opensource.org/licenses/UPL) stands out to me as one that should've been rejected.
  • smichel17 9y ago
    Why?
    • bhickey 9y ago
      The discussion around its approval was contentious. My reading is that it exists primarily as an Oracle CLA. The license wasn't rigorously reviewed by non-Oracle counsel and there's some worry about hidden landmines. https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review/2014-August/002186.html https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review/2014-A... https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review/2014-September/002205.html https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review/2014-S...