On 4/6/11 11:00 AM, Anders Logg wrote: > On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 11:49:05AM +0200, Harish Narayanan wrote: >> On 4/5/11 8:39 AM, Anders Logg wrote: >>> We're making good progress with collecting the copyright forms and >>> should soon be able to make the switch to LPGL. >>> >>> A couple of points I'd like to make: >>> >>> 1. When someone submits patches, maintainers first need to ask >>> contributors to sign the two forms. Otherwise, we risk having to run >>> after people we don't know to sign the forms later. >>> >>> 2. FEniCS Apps should have the exact same license as the rest of the >>> code, simply because that enables copying of code from Apps to Core. >>> It is natural (and desirable) that some of the code developed as part >>> of an App moves into DOLFIN if it's found that code may be useful to >>> other projects. >>> >>> This means CBC.Solve needs to either use the LPGL, or, if Harish still >>> objects, be removed from FEniCS Apps or CBC.Twist removed from >>> CBC.Solve. >> >> I understand and mostly agree with what you are saying. >> >> The only strong opinion I have is about cbc.twist. Not to be difficult, >> but I genuinely feel its goals---being a test-bed to learn and educate >> others about mechanics---are best served if any further projects built >> upon it are developed in an open fashion. To enforce this, I would like >> it to remain GPL. >> >> I think the easiest solution here is that I split cbc.twist from >> cbc.solve. This allows the rest of cbc.solve to then be an LGPL FEniCS >> App, and I have no other qualms about signing the license change forms. > > Just for the record, I think this turned out well. My only argument > for enforcing LGPL on CBC.Solve was a practical one (having the same > license accross all FEniCS projects). Now that we make FEniCS Apps > something separate, or more inclusive depending how you look at it > (anything can now be a FEniCS App), I think the GPL is the better > choice of license for CBC.Solve. > > Both Harish and I are strong FSF/GPL supporters so this is really an > Emacs vs XEmacs, or even Emacs22 vs Emacs23 type argument. :-)
:) Harish _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
