All, the folks at code.mil came up with what may be a really, really good
idea; see
https://github.com/deptofdefense/code.mil/blob/master/Proposal/CONTRIBUTING.md.
The basic idea is simple; when the Government releases code, it's in the
public domain (likely CC0). The project owners select an
You should consider the fact that CC0 has an express disclaimer of patent
licenses (in Section 4.a). That may mean that it doesn't address one of the
concerns that I think you had (i.e., that there might be USG patents covering
the non-US copyrightable USG work distributed by the USG).
The CC
On 28/02/17 17:09, Smith, McCoy wrote:
> You should consider the fact that CC0 has an express disclaimer of
> patent licenses (in Section 4.a). That may mean that it doesn't
> address one of the concerns that I think you had (i.e., that there
> might be USG patents covering the non-US copyrightabl
FWIW, I have authored what I call a "plug-in" license intended to allow an
add-in patent license to licenses like CC0 that lack one (or disclaim them).
It's a bit of a WIP, and isn't OSI approved (nor would it likely ever be as
it's not an independent license). I presented it to the CC folks a
Would CC0 plus Apache licenses resolve the patent problem?
/Larry
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As a part of ARL's internal release process, the Lab waives all patent/IP
rights (except for the ARL trademarks). That only leaves the external
contributions, which would be done under one of the OSI-approved licenses.
Thanks,
Cem Karan
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ARL's policy (see
https://github.com/USArmyResearchLab/ARL-Open-Source-Guidance-and-Instructions#433214A2C17C11E6952E003EE1B763F8)
cover this. External contributions would be covered by the OSI-approved
license, so the patent/IP terms in that license will cover those patent
rights.
Thanks,
C
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