Re: Licenses

It seems like a good idea to me, especially since the license isn't changing 
for Linux. I don't like the idea of changes not getting back to us, but I 
imagine people, if not companies, would rather have the dazuko team's 
support and input on their changes rather than hording them. And since these 
new platforms won't be supported overnight, that will give us a chance to 
try them on one at a time and possibly adopt a different license if needed.

Do you have an address handy for the text of the current BSD license?

However, any company I worked for wouldn't touch a license change without 
running it through the legal department. Can we do something similar?

Swade

>From: John Ogness <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Dazuko-devel] Licenses
>Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 14:07:57 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>I guess I should have anticipated this topic from the start. If Dazuko 
>wants to evolve to be a cross-platform standard, it needs a license that 
>will permit this. Unfortunately, the GPL license would make things very 
>difficult (if not impossible) for MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Windows 
>integration. I understand and respect the GPL, however I feel it will 
>hinder Dazuko from becoming a cross-platform standard for file access 
>control.
>
>I would like to move Dazuko to a BSD license (just as I have already done 
>with the interface). On Linux, this shouldn't change anything. When Dazuko 
>is built using the Linux source, it will fall under the GPL license (which 
>is ok, because the GPL also satisfies BSD). This means that Dazuko under 
>Linux will still be GPL'd (as it is currently), but it also means that 
>under other operating systems it will BSD. This will even satisfy Microsoft 
>licensing.
>
>What is the downside? It would mean that on non-Linux operating systems, 
>organizations could make changes to Dazuko and not be required to display 
>or recommit their changes. I, however, feel that this is a minor issue and 
>that Dazuko would not become a platform for organizational disputes and 
>competitions.
>
>Before moving Dazuko to a BSD license, I would like to get some feedback 
>about it. I will also be contacting the other developers to get their 
>specific input:
>	Andre Duclos
>	Danilo Massa
>	Steve Wade
>
>With the DazukoXP middle layer well underway, a FreeBSD port of Dazuko is 
>sure to come soon. I don't want to get tangled in licensing issues when we 
>get there.
>
>John Ogness
>
>--
>Dazuko Maintainer
>
>
>
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