Hi, all. Binc IMAP 1.2 is, as we all know, licensed under the GPLv2. In short, the GPL means that the source is open, but anyone can change it and keep their changes to themselves as long as they don't distribute Binc IMAP in binary form; if they do distribute it, then anyone who can get hold of that binary can claim the modified source. The goal of this license is to encourage everyone to open their modified source to everyone.
I'm looking for an appropriate license for Binc IMAP in the future. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to speak up. What's important for Binc IMAP is: 1) It's open source, for all that means. 2) I want to encourage everyone to send their patches back to the community, so that others in the same position as you can make use of your adaptations. 3) I want the business world to feel good about using and modifying Binc IMAP. 4) I don't want the existing Binc IMAP community (yeah, you!) to feel that any new license is of hindrance for them to make use of Binc IMAP 1.4. GPL is a little strict on adding stuff (backends, extensions). Maybe LGPL is an alternative? Andy :-) PS: The license for Binc IMAP 1.2 will not change. -- Andreas Aardal Hanssen | http://www.andreas.hanssen.name/gpg Author of Binc IMAP | "It is better not to do something http://www.bincimap.org/ | than to do it poorly."
