Re: [Jts-topo-suite-user] Relicensing JTS to BSD/EPL

[Michael B. <mic...@gm...>]

I think BSD is a good option Martin and, given the nature of the JTS
community, I wouldn't expect the change to have any disadvantages in
terms of people contributing fixes or new code.

Michael


On 20 September 2013 01:01, Martin Davis <mtn...@gm...> wrote:
> All,
>
> JTS was originally released under the LGPL license, which at the time seemed
> like a good way to make it freely available with minimal restrictions. Over
> time it has become apparent that some potential JTS users find the LGPL too
> restrictive.  So, in order to encourage and allow the widest possible use of
> JTS, we (Vivid Solutions) are considering relicensing the library under a
> combination of the BSD and the EPL. We expect to make this change in the
> next release, in Q4 2013.
>
> Comments and feedback are welcome.
>
> Martin
>
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