[binarycloud-dev] LGPL

[alex b. <en...@tu...>]

hi all,

I'm leaning heavily towards releasing all r2 code under the LGPL:

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html

does anyone have opinions on that?

note some stuff:
    -the r1 license header will be much smaller:
* -License    LGPL     (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html)

    -all contributors of _complete_ components retain copyright on those
components. (i.e. you don't get copyright for fixing a bug, :)
    -all authors who are responsible for 20% or more of a document will be
credited
    -all individual authors retain copyright on work
    -all corporations retain copyright on work.

obviously that assumes that the work is published under the LGPL under the
auspices of the binarycloud consortium.

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The above has a number of ramifications:
    -modifications to binarycloud core, and some user stuff, if distributed,
must be free (per lgpl)
    -BUT, unlike r1, no permission from turing is required for use, and all
of the code may be integrated into commercial products _so_long_ as proper
credit is given. the credit will be to the binarycloud consortium, not
specific organizations (to avoid the whole
original-bsd-license-credit-nightmare-list problem.)

this is a significant change, but I think it's appropriate given the
evolution of the sysem.

please, any and all comments/flames/rants/etc...

_alex