Nathan wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Jose Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> This issue is a long and complex one, and I really have no desire to
>> get into the specifics of it. You and Nathan and Carsten and maybe many
>> others,
>> may feel comfortable with your decisions and choices, and that's fine with
>> me :) I just happen not to share in this view and have made my own decision.
>>
>
> Well, I wasn't going to feed the trolls, but since you called me out...
>
I'm not sure just what "feed the trolls" means, but if it's another
way to call people names in order to silence or undermine a different
view or opinion, then it's a good start to your reply.
> I wasn't involved in the choice of licenses for E, but it was one of
> the things that attracted me to start using and developing for it. I
> chose the license for EWL to match the project and I don't have any
> regrets about doing so.
>
> As for your comments about this style of license being detrimental to
> the community, I haven't seen any justification for this concern.
> There are plenty of projects out there with similar licenses that are
> broadly adopted and supported, many of which have thriving
> communities. Don't forget that the Apache License is in a similar vein
> to BSD and MIT.
>
Yes, the Apache license would be another one, mostly used by the
Apache project. I believe a large amount of which was funded by gov and
universities in its early stages, not sure though. Interestingly, a lot
of the sub-projects under that umbrella depend on Java, which up to now
was rather closed - now LGPL. I wonder if that would have any impact on
subsequent work there.
In any case Nathan, as I've stated before, if you feel comfortable
with such licenses, then good for you. I just don't share that view.
I see them as little more than clever scams, purporting 'true' freedom.
If *true* freedom is what you want, then don't license your work.
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