Re: [binarycloud-dev] LGPL

[Benjamin D. S. <be...@be...>]

Seems the best way to go. You want to make the application development 
environment (BC) as free as possible, but you don't want to make developers 
release the applications developed herewith released under the same 
freedom/restrictions. 

If this were straight-up GPL, I would be unable to use it. On the other hand, 
as LGPL, I could use it, develop the applications my customers need, and 
still be likely to contribute to the part that benefits you.  (the BC 
environment itself) 

IMHO, GPL-type licensing applies best to infrastructure - the specific 
application of that infrastructure to solve a specific problem is generally 
best a more proprietary license. 

-Ben 

On Wednesday 13 June 2001 21:15, you wrote:
> 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.
>
> -------
>
> 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
>
>
>
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