Hi team,
I hope this message finds you well. I'm reaching out to kindly request a change in the licensing for two repositories under the CDISC organization:
cdisc-org/usdm
cdisc-org/usdm-api
Currently, both repositories are licensed under GPL v3.0, while the majority of other CDISC-related projects (e.g., cdisc-org/cdisc-rules-engine, cdisc-org/COSMoS, cdisc-org/data-definition-engine) use the MIT License.
Given that MIT is widely adopted across the CDISC ecosystem and promotes broader reuse, integration, and collaboration — I’d like to propose aligning these two repositories with the MIT license.
This change would:
Improve compatibility with other open-source tools and platforms.
Support easier integration into commercial and research workflows.
Maintain consistency across the CDISC GitHub organization.
I fully respect that GPL v3 was chosen for its strong copyleft protections, but given the current landscape and alignment with other CDISC repos, a shift to MIT would likely enhance adoption and contribution without compromising the core values of open science.
Thank you for your time and continued leadership in advancing open standards!
Hi team,
I hope this message finds you well. I'm reaching out to kindly request a change in the licensing for two repositories under the CDISC organization:
cdisc-org/usdm
cdisc-org/usdm-api
Currently, both repositories are licensed under GPL v3.0, while the majority of other CDISC-related projects (e.g., cdisc-org/cdisc-rules-engine, cdisc-org/COSMoS, cdisc-org/data-definition-engine) use the MIT License.
Given that MIT is widely adopted across the CDISC ecosystem and promotes broader reuse, integration, and collaboration — I’d like to propose aligning these two repositories with the MIT license.
This change would:
Improve compatibility with other open-source tools and platforms.
Support easier integration into commercial and research workflows.
Maintain consistency across the CDISC GitHub organization.
I fully respect that GPL v3 was chosen for its strong copyleft protections, but given the current landscape and alignment with other CDISC repos, a shift to MIT would likely enhance adoption and contribution without compromising the core values of open science.
Thank you for your time and continued leadership in advancing open standards!