Re: Relicensing of Chandler source code

Jeffrey Harris <jeffrey-6zGkXsw2EZWGJGYlWa3Ukdi2O/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.osaf.general
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Ted Leung wrote:
> The source code for Chandler is currently licensed under the GPL.   This
> was done because at some point in the past, we thought that a dual
> license strategy similar to that used by MySQL might be a viable model
> for the sustainability of the foundation.   In today's world, that
> doesn't seem to make much sense.    There are also some good reasons for
> Chandler to move away from GPL licensing
> 
> 1. The GPL viral provisions would force parcel developers to license
> their code under the GPL.
> 2. We want to reduce the proliferation of licenses used by OSAF
> projects.  All the rest of our server code is licensed under the Apache
> 2.0 license, and some of our other projects are licensed under the MIT
> license.
> 
> What do people think about relicensing the Chandler code base under the
> Apache 2.0 license?
> 
> Ted
> 
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