In the Git repository of the NSDD data showcase, developed by order of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, found the text of the license entitled “State Open License, version 1.1”. According to the explanatory text, the rights to the text of the license belong to the Ministry of Media. Dated License June 25, 2021.
In essence, the license is permissive and close to the license Mit , but created with a loan to Russian legislation and much more verbose. The terms of the license contain many clarifications, and without the following of the Russian law. At the same time, there are controversial moments in the license in terms of definitions. Thus, the source code is defined as “a computer program in the form of text in the programming language, which can be read by man”, which does not necessarily imply the possibility of obtaining executable code from it, as well as the fact that this code is not generated on the basis of this source code (i.e. code in a preferred form for making changes).
The license allows you to use the program or part of it in any goals not prohibited by law, as well as study, recycle and disseminate copies of the program and its changed version. The license does not require to distribute the derivative program on the conditions of the same license. The text also disclosed in detail the issues of liberation from responsibility – none of the parties to the license agreement are entitled to demand from the other side of the damages, including those caused by possible disadvantages or errors of the program, and the licensor is not obliged to correct deficiencies or errors.
It is noteworthy that the explanatory text shows the license version 1.0, while the text of the license has version 1.1. Probably, this indicates that the license was fed.