On 11/30/2017 11:17 AM, Jack Stouffer wrote:
I'm starting work on a proposal for stdx.decimal, and one of the clearest
implementations to work off of is the Python implementation.
This however, poses a problem because Python's source is under the PSFL, a
BSD-like permissive license. Any derivative work, such as a D conversion, must
have the original copyright notice, a copy of the PSFL, as a well as a summary
of changes. This is simple enough to do, but the resulting code would be
dual-licensed with the PSFL and the BSL 1.0 (dual-licensing being relatively
common in other OSS projects).
My question is there any reason this could pose a problem? Could this interfere
with something like distribution or company adoption?
Also note, one of the existing Phobos modules, std.net.isemail, is supposed to
be dual-licensed because it's derived from an existing BSD work. But, it's
missing the BSD license from the top (and is technically breaking the license
because of that).
I checked, and the Phobos module is clearly in violation of the license in
https://github.com/dominicsayers/isemail/blob/master/is_email.php
This needs to be fixed immediately.
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18023
