On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Ton Roosendaal <t...@blender.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Phew, mind boggling discussions here. I know GNU GPL isn't easy to > understand, but it would improve readability of the traffic on this > list if we can stop with interpretations of the GNU GPL now. :) > > However, taking a position on what we want for the future in general > is still relevant. > David raised an issue - and he wasn't the first one - how to cope with > the fact that GPL is not very permissive to extend or use with > proprietary development. > > Basically there are two cases we can investigate: > > 1) Allow anyone to extend Blender, linked dynamically with scripts or > libraries or plugins > 2) Allow anyone to dynamically link in Blender libraries in their own > programs > > The LGPL will only allow the latter. For the first we have to devise > an extension clause (if we want to stick to GPL). > > Actions: > > - I can do the next weeks/months more research to gather information > via other OS projects about their experience with GPL in commercial > environments. I'll report back on this. > - Finding out from significant contributors to Blender how they > personally feel about re-licensing or extensions > > My personal opinion: > > I don't like the idea to switch entire Blender to LGPL much. Blender > is a 3D artist tool, not a development environment with libraries. > It's positive that people can add libraries in Blender without forcing > them to make it available for everyone as LGPL. > > Allowing Blender to be extended more easily (scripts, plugins, libs) > is more interesting. In that respect I recognize practices in studios, > and how support companies like to work. > >
Hey Ton You really nailed it with this post. Its really reassuring to see you understand the issues and you are not opposed to the idea of non-GPL licensing for extensions. I look forward to hearing the results of your research. _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers