Re: [Mantisbt-dev] Licensing for Mantis and other Integrated Works

[David A. D. <de...@gn...>]

> PS. Is there any reason that Mantis was GPL, rather than LGPL? GPL
> effectively prohibits the software from being integrated with
> commercial software, as the resulting software would become GPL'd.

	The LGPL is generally reserved for code such as libraries.

	I would probably not use Mantis, if it were relicensed under
the GPL, because of the amount of additional freedoms the LGPL takes
away from being able to keep Mantis, and all changes made to it, Free.

	Just my 0.02c.


David A. Desrosiers
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