Personally, I think the Apache License is as close to public domain you can come, since PD is not universally defined across jurisdictions. The "no right to trademarks" and "give us some credit" obligations will not stop anybody from using it.
Cheers Niclas On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM, johann Sorel <sorel.joh...@inbox.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm intruding again, before moving it to the attic and while the PMC is still > alive. > maybe you could consider moving the project under public domain for the > benefit of other vm, student and university works ? and android by the way > (even if I'm not fan of it). > > Mail from last year : > http://harmony.markmail.org/message/bzifm5jshpviyyzz?q=public+domain > > This will allow other project with bsd-like, mit, ...etc... licenses to reuse > parts of harmony more easely. Don't let all this work go to waste. > > See it as a gift to the community :) . > > > johann sorel > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mikhail.a.mar...@gmail.com >> Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:54:28 +0400 >> To: dev@harmony.apache.org >> Subject: Re: [Vote] Move Apache Harmony to the Attic >> >> +1 >> >> Sadly, but indeed there are no activity in the project for months... >> >> On 11/2/11, Alex Blewitt <alex.blew...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> +1 >>> >>> Sorry to see it go but with the history and lack of sponsorship >>> (commercial >>> or otherwise), the project has probably drawn to a close. >>> >>> On 29 Oct 2011, at 10:03, Tim Ellison wrote: >>> >>>> Please vote on the proposal to move Apache Harmony to the Apache Attic. >>>> >>>> [+1] Move Harmony to the Attic >>>> [ 0] Don't care >>>> [-1] Don't move Harmony to the Attic. >>>> >>>> The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Tim >>> >>> > > ____________________________________________________________ > Publish your photos in seconds for FREE > TRY IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if4 > > > -- Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java I live here; http://tinyurl.com/3xugrbk I work here; http://tinyurl.com/6a2pl4j I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug
