ISC DHCP moving to MPL 2.0 license
Victoria Risk <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:40:22 -0700
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--===============8469275635335221292== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_31208DC7-F517-4E0E-941E-712EE93B94EC" --Apple-Mail=_31208DC7-F517-4E0E-941E-712EE93B94EC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello DHCP-users, We have decided to move ISC DHCP to the Mozilla Public License (MPL 2.0) = <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/> open source license. In 2016 we re-licensed BIND = <https://www.isc.org/blogs/bind9-adopts-the-mpl-2-0-license-with-bind-9-11= -0/> and Kea under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 = <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/>. At the time we solicited = public comment, and talked to many stakeholders about it. In the end, we = didn=E2=80=99t see any negative impact on our users from that change. = Now we plan to make the same shift from the ISC license = <https://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/isc-license/> to = the MPL 2.0 license for ISC DHCP. The reason for making the software license change is to encourage = continued community contributions to the ISC DHCP project, particularly = from those who benefit most from the free open source, vendors = incorporating ISC DHCP into commercial products and services. Although we are aware that the MPL 2.0 license may not require the = contributions we are hoping for, it seems to be an acceptable middle = ground between the current ISC license and the GPL license. This change will apply to ISC DHCP version 4.4.0 and any 4.4.x versions. We will add the MPL 2.0 license terms as we update or change files, = beginning with the 4.4.0 beta version. Older versions already published = under the ISC license will remain under the ISC license. We will be = highlighting the change in our release notes and in the release = announcements. In addition, we will be updating our contributor = guidelines so technical contributors are aware of how their = contributions will be licensed. Those unsure whether or not the license change affects their use of ISC = DHCP, or who wish to discuss how to comply with the license may contact = ISC at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or use = https://www.isc.org/mission/contact/ = <https://www.isc.org/mission/contact/>. We encourage anyone making a product that incorporates ISC DHCP to = subscribe for annual support from ISC = <https://www.isc.org/dhcp-subscription/> =E2=80=93 this is how we fund = the open source maintenance. If you or your employer use ISC DHCP and = you want to see the project continue as a strong and healthy system, = please consider contributing, if you do not do so already. We welcome = donations of any amount at https://www.isc.org/donate-to-isc/ = <https://www.isc.org/donate-to-isc/>. We welcome comments from DHCP users, about this or anything else we do. = Email me at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or discuss on = [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. Vicky Risk Product Manager --Apple-Mail=_31208DC7-F517-4E0E-941E-712EE93B94EC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D""><div class=3D"">Hello DHCP-users,</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 10px; = text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, = 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;">We have decided to move ISC DHCP to = the <a href=3D"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/" = rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color: = rgb(0, 128, 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">Mozilla Public License = (MPL 2.0)</a> open source license.</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; = color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">In 2016 we <a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/blogs/bind9-adopts-the-mpl-2-0-license-with-bi= nd-9-11-0/" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">re-licensed = BIND</a> and Kea under the <a = href=3D"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/" rel=3D"noopener = noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, = 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; = transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">Mozilla Public License 2.0</a>. At the time we = solicited public comment, and talked to = many stakeholders about it. In the end, we didn=E2=80=99t = see any negative impact on our users from that change. Now we plan = to make the same shift from the <a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/isc-license/= " rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color:= rgb(0, 128, 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">ISC license</a> to = the MPL 2.0 license for ISC DHCP.</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px = 0px 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: = rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;">The reason for making the software license = change is to encourage continued community contributions to the = ISC DHCP project, particularly from those who benefit most = from the free open source, vendors incorporating ISC DHCP into = commercial products and services.</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px = 0px 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: = rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;">Although we are aware that the MPL 2.0 license = may not <em class=3D"" style=3D"text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">require</em> the = contributions we are hoping for, it seems to be an acceptable middle = ground between the current ISC license and the GPL license.</p><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px = 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: = rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;"><strong class=3D"" style=3D"text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">This change will apply to ISC DHCP version 4.4.0 and = any 4.4.x versions.</strong></p><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px = 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: = rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;">We will add the MPL 2.0 license terms as we = update or change files, beginning with the 4.4.0 beta version. = Older versions already published under the ISC license will remain = under the ISC license. We will be highlighting the change in our = release notes and in the release announcements. In addition, we = will be updating our contributor guidelines so technical contributors = are aware of how their contributions will be licensed.</p><p = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); = font-family: Lato, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">Those unsure whether or not the license change affects = their use of ISC DHCP, or who wish to discuss how to comply with the = license may contact ISC at <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a> or use <a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/mission/contact/" = class=3D"">https://www.isc.org/mission/contact/</a>.</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; = line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, = sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">We = encourage anyone making a product that incorporates ISC DHCP to = subscribe for <a href=3D"https://www.isc.org/dhcp-subscription/" = target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 196); = text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; transition: = all 0.2s ease-in-out; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">annual support from ISC</a> =E2=80=93 this is how we = fund the open source maintenance. If you or your employer use = ISC DHCP and you want to see the project continue as a strong and = healthy system, please consider contributing, if you do not do so = already. We welcome donations of any amount at <u class=3D"" = style=3D"text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; -webkit-font-smoothing: = antialiased !important;"><a href=3D"https://www.isc.org/donate-to-isc/" = rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color: = rgb(0, 128, 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">https://www.isc.org/donate-to-isc/</a></u>.</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; = line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Lato, = sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;">We welcome = comments from DHCP users, about this or anything else we do. = Email me at <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 196); text-decoration: none; text-rendering: = optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; = -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">[email protected]</a> or discuss on <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" = target=3D"_blank" class=3D"" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 196); = text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; transition: = all 0.2s ease-in-out; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased = !important;">[email protected]</a>.</p><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Vicky Risk</div><div class=3D"">Product = Manager</div> <br class=3D""></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_31208DC7-F517-4E0E-941E-712EE93B94EC-- --===============8469275635335221292== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ dhcp-announce mailing list [email protected] https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/dhcp-announce --===============8469275635335221292==--