Re: Proposed policy change: permit use of LGPLed libraries

On 5/21/2012 8:49 AM, Gervase Markham wrote:

> We therefore propose that we change our stance on the trade-off between
> speed of development and licensing simplicity, and alter our policy to
> permit Mozilla to include clearly-demarcated 3rd-party LGPLed libraries,
> with appropriate labelling and reminders against accidental code-copying
> to other parts of the codebase.

I approve of this message. When we have to balance making it easier for 
Mozilla to build great products with making it easier for people to 
re-use our codebase, I think making it easier for Mozilla should usually 
win.

- A