The phrase "public license" generally means that it's a license for everyone, all comers, as distinct from a private license for a specific customer or counterp

The phrase "public license" generally means that it's a license for everyone, all comers, as distinct from a private license for a specific customer or counterparty. I would describe all the licenses on Blue Oak's permissive license list (https://blueoakcouncil.org/list https://blueoakcouncil.org/list) as "public licenses". Except perhaps for some of the truly defective ones rated "lead'.