On 6 September 2010 15:43, Anders Logg <[email protected]> wrote: > eA bunch of different licenses are used for various FEniCS components, > mostly different versions of GPL and LGPL. > > I would be practical to clean up among the licenses and maybe even use > the same license for all components. At least, we should settle on > either GPL or LGPL v3 or any later version for all components. One > immediate benefit is that a common license would simplify packaging > for Debian/Ubuntu since that requires listing all licenses used and > that involves some work (even for DOLFIN alone!).
It's not a big deal to me, but I think having just one license for FEniCS would be great. The main reason being that I don't have to think too hard when copy/pasting the author/license info to files :) That being said, a quick google convinced me to vote for LGPL if we have to pick one. Kristian > One implication is the need for changing the DOLFIN license which is > now LGPL v2.1. > > An important point to consider is the potential implication of the GPL > license used in FFC and UFL, which might force GPL on DOLFIN. > > I have added a blueprint: > > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/fenics/+spec/license > > Please comment here and on the blueprint whiteboard. > > -- > Anders > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
