“Welcome to the Mozilla Public License Update Process. On March
10th, 2010, Mozilla announced a public process to help create the
next update of the Mozilla Public License. Here you can find
information on the process, details, and learn how to get
involved.“Background
“We’ve been using version 1.1 of the Mozilla Public
License for about a decade now. Its spirit has served us well,
helping to communicate some of the values that underpin our large
and growing community. However, some of its wording may be showing
its age. Keeping both those things in mind, we’re launching
this process to update the license, hoping to modernize and
simplify it while still keeping the things that have made the
license and the Mozilla project such a success. We’ve also
had the benefit of input from other groups that have gone through a
similar process, so we’ve tried to learn from their
experiences as well.“To find out more about the process, read our initial
announcement and our FAQ.“Scope
“Based on the feedback we’ve gotten over the years, our
goal is to focus on modernizing, maintaining, and simplifying the
license so that it is easier to understand and use. We do not
currently plan to make major changes to the scope of the
copyleft.”
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