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Generate ROBOT files to add terms to the HPO
https://monarch-initiative.github.io/hpo2robot/
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Align license with other Monarch practices? #9

Open kltm opened 10 months ago

kltm commented 10 months ago

I just noticed that the licenses here is 1) GPL and 2) copied verbatim such that it's out of date and showing that the copyright is held by the FSF.

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 3, 29 June 2007

 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <https://fsf.org/>
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

Is there a reason for the difference in this case, instead of using the BSD 3-Clause License?

kltm commented 10 months ago

Tagging @cmungall @matentzn

kltm commented 10 months ago

Noticing other places as well: https://github.com/monarch-initiative/fenominal/blob/main/LICENSE

kltm commented 10 months ago

Starting to look at https://github.com/search?q=org%3Amonarch-initiative+LICENSE+path%3A**%2FLICENSE*++NOT+is%3Aarchived&type=code for an overall picture

pnrobinson commented 10 months ago

I think GNU is an appropriate license for some Monarch software. I do not think we ever agreed never to use GNU?

matentzn commented 10 months ago

I will put this on the leadership agenda - I think a homogenous strategy for licensing will increase our credibility as an organisation as well. @kltm would you be willing to give a 5 minute presentation at a call in the next year that explains why a coherent strategy for licenses is beneficial for Monarch, and some of the inconsistencies you found during your search?