Re: Mozilla and Non-Copyleft Licensing

Gerv,

Can't say I am keen on this. we are taking away the ability for us to 
license things to fit into the community they are being built for? BSD 
being the way of the vast majority of python/django projects. One of the 
coolest things about Mozilla when I joined was this ability. The 
knowledge that my hands wouldn't be tied if I made something neat.

It appears none of the discussion made any difference because you've 
gone right back to what you were originally arguing for. I feel like the 
discussion may have trailed off, but is still important and an agreement 
was never come to.

I've CC'd webdev as there are a lot of us who feel strongly on this and 
the email didn't go out to all of them.

To distil my disagreements:
1) This takes away our ability to blend into communities we are a part of.
2) Requires the extra work of consulting legal if when releasing 
something we feel strongly should be more permissive or at least, 
differently permissive.
3) The discussion wasn't finished, it just happened to trail off in lieu 
of other things/work/etc.

-Wraithan

On 2/13/13 8:46 AM, Gervase Markham wrote:
> Having taken in the various viewpoints, I suggest the next step is a
> concrete proposal. Here is one.
>
> We should update the Mozilla License Policy[0]. On the particular topic
> of which license to choose for a new project, it should say:
>
> "New Mozilla-originated software projects may choose either the MPL 2.0
> or the Apache License 2.0. No other license is acceptable. When
> integrating with, building on or relating to an existing codebase, the
> license of that codebase should be chosen. Otherwise, the licensing team
> recommends MPL 2.0 for client-side code, and either for server-side
> code. However, the decision should be taken on a case-by-case basis in
> consultation with the licensing team."
>
> Gerv
>
> [0] http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/license-policy.html
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