Clarification needed on Module 4 Lesson 3

[kyuenjpl]

In the diagram that shows the "Openness is a spectrum", the user can click on the individual circles for more details on the different types of licenses.

The current wording which are supposed to be from more open to more closed is actually quite confusing:

1. "Permissive"-Gives users wide but not complete latitude to reuse/relicense.
2. "Non-permissive"- Allows users to reuse, but also gives users the responsibility to share their changes with the community.
3. "Copyleft"-Can be distributed or modified if all the code involved is licensed under the same license.

This is followed by showing only 2 main types of open licenses Permissive and Protective (copyleft). When I teach this in person, it comes off contradictory. May I suggest changing the language under the permissive to say simply "Gives users wide latitude to reuse/relicense."

And perhaps omit non permissive altogether or explain it somewhere more thoroughly? I looked for details on what non-permissive as a type of license and did not find any mentions or examples. The description used for non permissive actually applies better as a description for "copyleft".

[bressler95tops]

Thank you for the suggestion @kyuenjpl! We will add this to our queue for disposition and will let you know if we have any questions, or how we implement the change.

[katblanchette]

@bressler95tops - The OS101 team has reviewed @kyuenjpl comments above. 1st Update - Will you remove the words "but not complete" from the "Permissive - Gives users wide but not complete latitude to reuse/relicense." definition. 2nd Update - Will you move the sentence found in the Non-Permissive definition to the Copyleft definition, replacing the existing definition with "Allows users to reuse, but also gives users the responsibility to share their changes with the community". 3rd Update - Will delete the Non-permissive definition. Thank you!

[bressler95tops]

Thank you for your patience on this @kyuenjpl, this change has been implemented on GitHub. It is now just pending implementation in the OS101 MOOC. The timeline for this is TBD.