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New license request: 3D-Slicer-1.0 #2213
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Discussed briefly on 2023-12-14 legal team call, @swinslow to review in detail and provide full analysis for consideration |
New submission review
Definitive FactorsThese must all be satisfied to allow inclusion in the license list
Other factors for inclusionRoughly in order of descending importance
Summary of factors, outcome, commentsAlthough I'm a bit stuck on the specificity of the license and that it's been around for some time (since 2005) and no one has yet submitted it (I've never come across it myself, but that's just me). At the same time, if the download history can be considered significant and it is likely to be found in the software supply chain, then I'd think it is viable to add. I'm just not clear on this last part. |
Thank you for the review. Let us know if there are any specifics we can help resolve. |
ScanCode metaeffekt universe Others: |
Thanks @karsten-klein for the input on naming! Do you have any insight as to the "substantial use" factor? (see my comment above) |
I'm afraid, I don't have any substantial information on the use of the license. |
Over the past decade, the project has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times1, with over 270,000 downloads in just the past year alone. Moreover, Slicer was used in more than 17,000 peer reviewed publications2. Beyond its academic and research applications, the software also serves as the foundation for various commercial applications, including FDA-approved ones3. It may also be worth noting that the license was developed by Harvard Medical School in the context of collaborative NIH-funded research involving 15 institutions, including MIT, GE, UNC, and other commercial and academic organizations. All parties involved carefully reviewed and signed off on the license. Subsequent reviews by other organizations have supported ongoing growth of the community. Thanks again for your time reviewing our submission 🙏. In the meantime, let us know if you have any additional questions. Also, if you think that would be helpful, we have a weekly4 public video hangout with users and developers of the medical imaging community and we would welcome the opportunity to engage further in discussions there. Reply co-authored by @pieper, @lassoan and @jcfr in the context of the Slicer weekly community meeting of March 26th. Footnotes |
Thank you all for your comments (and my apologies for not getting to the writeup -- thanks very much @jlovejoy for the analysis above). Given @jlovejoy's review, and the details from @jcfr regarding usage, I'm also +1 to add this to the list. Per @karsten-klein's note I agree that it shouldn't include '-license' as the suffix to the identifier. Discussed on 2024-05-09 legal team call and agreed to add with |
License Inclusion DecisionDecision:
Name3D Slicer License License ID
XML markupNone NotesLikely none, will confirm during XML submission Next steps@swinslow to add if no one else does prior to the 3.24 release |
@jcfr Purely as a heads-up, in the course of putting together the PR to add this (#2476) I noticed that there are a couple of typo differences between the license text at https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/main/License.txt, and the version from the Slicer website at https://slicer.org/LICENSE:
In #2476 I've included "alt text" regexes which should match to either of these, for SPDX matching purposes. But just mentioning in case the Slicer project decides that it wants to address these typos in the LICENSE version at https://slicer.org/LICENSE :) Let me know if you have any questions, thanks! |
This new license/exception request has been accepted and the information for the license/exception has been merged to the repository. Thank you to everyone who has participated! |
1. License Name: 3D Slicer license
2. Short identifier: 3d-slicer-license
3. License Author or steward: Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)
4. Comments:
5. License Request Url: http://tools.spdx.org/app/license_requests/312
6. URL(s):
7. OSI Status: Rejected
8. Example Projects:
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