Re: Black Duck IP Assessment of FreeRDP

Hi Andreas,

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Andreas Kotes <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> * Marc-André Moreau <[email protected]> [20110622 16:56]:
> > There is no space, however, for *two* GPL projects. If you believe there
> is
> > space for both a GPL and an Apache RDP client, then let rdesktop be the
> GPL
> > client, and FreeRDP the Apache client. Your choice, but there is high
> demand
> > for an Apache-licensed RDP client, that's what I can tell.
>
> okay, then ... why not 'go all the way' and have it incubated to and
> owned by the Apache Foundation? They certainly have the resources to
> handle legal and other issues in the long term, and governing means to
> KEEP this a community efforts for decades to come.
>
> http://incubator.apache.org/


That's an interesting idea, pooling IP with a community foundation would
definitely be good. An alternative would be to create the "FreeRDP
Foundation" ourselves, as a non-profit organization for the FreeRDP
community. Both are options we will look into.

Cheers,
- Marc-Andre

>
>
> Cheers,
>
>   Andreas
>
> --
> Andreas Kotes, CISSP, CCNA - flatline IT services - ISP & IT Consulting
> "When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at
> solutions
> through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided
> victory
> is no longer acceptable. We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of
> reconciliation, always keeping others' interests in mind." -- Dalai Lama
>

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