Re: [OMPI users] Open MPI license submitted for Open Source Intitative approval

[Jeff Squyres]

No objections from my part.  I can’t imagine anyone would object, but I’ll ask 
in the dev community as well.

If there are any questions / discussion where you need someone from our side to 
answer comments, let me know and I can join the discussion on the OSI list.



> On May 21, 2025, at 7:06 PM, McCoy Smith  wrote:
> 
> FWIW if there is any objection to me doing this from Open MPI, let me know as 
> I'd want to let OSI know. I'm assuming you wouldn't but don't know for sure.
> 
> On 5/21/2025 2:34 PM, Jeff Squyres wrote:
>> Wow, cool!  Many thanks for doing that.
>> 
>> I can probably be contacted with questions, but I am most definitely not a 
>> lawyer.
>> 
>> Per the 2nd and 3rd messages on that thread, do you need me to join that 
>> list?  If so, I’d probably join it for limited time (i.e., just for the 
>> duration of that discussion).
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 21, 2025, at 5:17 PM, McCoy Smith  
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just a note to the user base:
>>> I this week submitted the Open MPI license (which has a SPDX identifier of 
>>> BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI in part because it is a variant of the BSD 3-Clause 
>>> license) for inclusion in the list of Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved 
>>> open source licenses.
>>> You can see the discussion thread here: 
>>> https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2025-May/thread.html
>>>  (unfortunately, they don't index by thread but by month, so the discussion 
>>> may continue over into to later month archives). If you want to comment on 
>>> the submission, you'd need to be a subscriber to the OSI license-review 
>>> mailing list.
>>> The submission lays out why I thought it was important to have this license 
>>> improved: it has some beneficial features that aren't found in plain BSD 
>>> 3-clause, that I think non Open MPI user might found of value.
>>> I indicated that Open MPI is the steward of this license (which I believe 
>>> it to be); I'm not sure if anyone on this list continues to steward the 
>>> license (which is over 20 years old, AFAIK), but if you have opinions on 
>>> this submission, you may want to provide them to the OSI mailing list.
>>> 
>>> McCoy Smith
>>> Lex Pan Law LLC
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
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[OMPI users] Open MPI license submitted for Open Source Intitative approval

[McCoy Smith]

Just a note to the user base:
I this week submitted the Open MPI license (which has a SPDX identifier of 
BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI in part because it is a variant of the BSD 3-Clause 
license) for inclusion in the list of Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved 
open source licenses.
You can see the discussion thread 
here: 
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2025-May/thread.html
 
(unfortunately, they don't index by thread but by month, so the discussion 
may continue over into to later month archives). If you want to comment on 
the submission, you'd need to be a subscriber to the OSI license-review 
mailing list.
The submission lays out why I thought it was important to have this license 
improved: it has some beneficial features that aren't found in plain BSD 
3-clause, that I think non Open MPI user might found of value.
I indicated that Open MPI is the steward of this license (which I believe 
it to be); I'm not sure if anyone on this list continues to steward the 
license (which is over 20 years old, AFAIK), but if you have opinions on 
this submission, you may want to provide them to the OSI mailing list.

McCoy Smith
Lex Pan Law LLC

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Re: [OMPI users] Open MPI license submitted for Open Source Intitative approval

[Jeff Squyres]

Wow, cool!  Many thanks for doing that.

I can probably be contacted with questions, but I am most definitely not a 
lawyer.

Per the 2nd and 3rd messages on that thread, do you need me to join that list?  
If so, I’d probably join it for limited time (i.e., just for the duration of 
that discussion).


> On May 21, 2025, at 5:17 PM, McCoy Smith  wrote:
> 
> Just a note to the user base:
> I this week submitted the Open MPI license (which has a SPDX identifier of 
> BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI in part because it is a variant of the BSD 3-Clause 
> license) for inclusion in the list of Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved 
> open source licenses.
> You can see the discussion thread here: 
> https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2025-May/thread.html
>  (unfortunately, they don't index by thread but by month, so the discussion 
> may continue over into to later month archives). If you want to comment on 
> the submission, you'd need to be a subscriber to the OSI license-review 
> mailing list.
> The submission lays out why I thought it was important to have this license 
> improved: it has some beneficial features that aren't found in plain BSD 
> 3-clause, that I think non Open MPI user might found of value.
> I indicated that Open MPI is the steward of this license (which I believe it 
> to be); I'm not sure if anyone on this list continues to steward the license 
> (which is over 20 years old, AFAIK), but if you have opinions on this 
> submission, you may want to provide them to the OSI mailing list.
> 
> McCoy Smith
> Lex Pan Law LLC
> 
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> email to users+unsubscr...@lists.open-mpi.org 
> .


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Re: [OMPI users] Open MPI license submitted for Open Source Intitative approval

[McCoy Smith]

FWIW if there is any objection to me doing this from Open MPI, let me 
know as I'd want to let OSI know. I'm assuming you wouldn't but don't 
know for sure.


On 5/21/2025 2:34 PM, Jeff Squyres wrote:

Wow, cool!  Many thanks for doing that.

I can probably be contacted with questions, but I am most definitely 
not a lawyer.


Per the 2nd and 3rd messages on that thread, do you need me to join 
that list?  If so, I’d probably join it for limited time (i.e., just 
for the duration of that discussion).



On May 21, 2025, at 5:17 PM, McCoy Smith  
wrote:


Just a note to the user base:
I this week submitted the Open MPI license (which has a SPDX 
identifier of BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI in part because it is a variant 
of the BSD 3-Clause license) for inclusion in the list of Open Source 
Initiative (OSI) approved open source licenses.
You can see the discussion thread here: 
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2025-May/thread.html 
(unfortunately, they don't index by thread but by month, so the 
discussion may continue over into to later month archives). If you 
want to comment on the submission, you'd need to be a subscriber to 
the OSI license-review mailing list.
The submission lays out why I thought it was important to have this 
license improved: it has some beneficial features that aren't found 
in plain BSD 3-clause, that I think non Open MPI user might found of 
value.
I indicated that Open MPI is the steward of this license (which I 
believe it to be); I'm not sure if anyone on this list continues to 
steward the license (which is over 20 years old, AFAIK), but if you 
have opinions on this submission, you may want to provide them to the 
OSI mailing list.


McCoy Smith
Lex Pan Law LLC

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Re: [OMPI users] Open MPI license submitted for Open Source Intitative approval

[McCoy Smith]

up to you if you want to or not. TBH I doubt there is going to be a lot 
of discussion this license is pretty straightforward and I don't see any 
reason for the list to have any issues.


On 5/21/2025 2:34 PM, Jeff Squyres wrote:

Wow, cool!  Many thanks for doing that.

I can probably be contacted with questions, but I am most definitely 
not a lawyer.


Per the 2nd and 3rd messages on that thread, do you need me to join 
that list?  If so, I’d probably join it for limited time (i.e., just 
for the duration of that discussion).



On May 21, 2025, at 5:17 PM, McCoy Smith  
wrote:


Just a note to the user base:
I this week submitted the Open MPI license (which has a SPDX 
identifier of BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI in part because it is a variant 
of the BSD 3-Clause license) for inclusion in the list of Open Source 
Initiative (OSI) approved open source licenses.
You can see the discussion thread here: 
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2025-May/thread.html 
(unfortunately, they don't index by thread but by month, so the 
discussion may continue over into to later month archives). If you 
want to comment on the submission, you'd need to be a subscriber to 
the OSI license-review mailing list.
The submission lays out why I thought it was important to have this 
license improved: it has some beneficial features that aren't found 
in plain BSD 3-clause, that I think non Open MPI user might found of 
value.
I indicated that Open MPI is the steward of this license (which I 
believe it to be); I'm not sure if anyone on this list continues to 
steward the license (which is over 20 years old, AFAIK), but if you 
have opinions on this submission, you may want to provide them to the 
OSI mailing list.


McCoy Smith
Lex Pan Law LLC

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