Re: [bme-develop] Development issues

[Sir M. <obe...@ho...>]

Hi,

>For me the GPL is too restrictive. The LPGL is less-so, but still
>fairly complicated.
>
GPL means that the software should be distribute freely, and that all 
software that uses code from this program should also be distributed under 
gpl right? what's LGPL?

>My choice would be MIT/BSD (I think that's how I registered the project
>on sf, although it's no problem to change it). The license basically
>says - "Here's the code, do anything you want with it, but don't sue us
>if it doesn't work". The problem is it doesn't stop anyone taking all
>of our code and selling it commercially. I really don't think that's
>likely to happen with BeOS software though, so I'd go with the
>simplicity of the MIT license.

But, I believe that MIT also says something about acknowledging the makers 
of the program!

>
>I think we just need to add a comment at the top of each file. This is
>from one of the OBOS files:
>/*
>** Copyright 2002-2003, Axel Dörfler, ax...@pi.... All
>rights reserved.
>** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
>*/
>

Ok hope that is everything....we have to be sure though

>
> > I will say for now to post their feedback in the forums. Let's wait
> > until we are a little more organized on the source, the cvs server,
> > license, and everything else. How about you, what do you think?
>
>I agree. Wait until we're a bit more organised.
>
Oke...told one tester already. Daniel one little remark....we have to change 
that....if you send a IM message you use "message" in the BMessage, and if 
you receive one you use "body"!

regards,

Tim

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