"Randy Brukardt" <[email protected]> writes: > Hello. As requested, I am looking at re-releasing the source of the > formatting tool under an Open Source license.
Thanks for this! > The only problem is, there are as many open source licenses as there > are lakes in Wisconsin. :-) Thus, I'd like a bit of guidance. > > My main concern is that the license be one that is appropriate for the > Debian packagers (whom I believe are the source of this request). Yes, that's me. > If I was to pick some license that can't be used in Debian, we > wouldn't be any better off, I'll just have spent a bunch of time. Right. > As a tool, it appears most sensible to license this under one of the GPLs. > There isn't any need to include part of this in programs (only the output), > and the use of the GPL would discourage people from using it in proprietary > products. (I don't expect anybody to make any money from this tool, but if > someone does, they ought to share some of it with me.) > > Is there any preference between GPL v2 and GPL v3 from the Debian packagers? > Is there some other license that I should consider instead? GPL v3 would be best. -- -- Stephe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
