On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Michael Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > 2008/12/4 Chris Meller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > As I explained on IRC [1], I don't think it's right to refuse to accept > GPL > > code to the -extras repository, since the GPLv3 is compatible with the > ASL. > > If we want to hold Habari core to a higher standard, that's one thing. > > Holding Extras to that higher standard doesn't make any sense and > seriously > > limits its usefulness. > > > > Take, for example, some of the plugins Skippy has written lately... They > > include GPL code and so aren't included in Extras. Just today, moeffju > was > > on IRC wanting to fix the plugin for the new ACL changes and wasn't able > to > > because only Skippy is able to maintain them. > > > > Likewise, michaeltwofish earlier mentioned wanting to port some themes to > > Habari, but not having the desire to commit to them as the sole > maintainer. > > Disallowing GPLv3 from Extras causes these problems. > > Yes, and it would be great to have somewhere shared to put that stuff. > I might provide it myself if I get a chance. But there _is_ going to > be stuff we won't host in -extras, even if we allow GPLv3, so it's not > disallowing GPLv3 that's causing these problems. Such as? I can't think of a single thing that we'd not want to include. Even if there were, that has nothing to do with splitting ASL-compatible hairs on licensing. Also as I said on IRC, providing a separate location to house only GPL content is a stupid idea all the way around. It's an incredibly arbitrary line drawn more than doubling the management complexity. Not only are there now two "extras" repos, but we have to keep up with which plugins are in which repo, enforcing the rules for each, and handle moving plugins between the two. One repo, looser rules. There's no reason to exclude GPL, save a "spiritual" one. > > > > On a less "legal" or "technical" note, I just find that it rubs me the > wrong > > way to say "We allow ASL or ASL-compatible code... oh, except the GPL. We > > don't like the GPL and won't let you play in our sandbox with it." > > I'm not saying anything about not liking GPL. I'm not talking about > legal or technical. I'm talking about able to be comprehended at a > glance. I still think it's very clear. If it's in Extras, it's ASL-compatible. What more do you need to know? It's up to the person putting it in Extras to determine if it's GPL or any other ASL-compatible license (or an incompatible license), just as if we only included ASL-licensed content. There shouldn't be any additional "overhead", and we've eliminated the "why not GPL?" question. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
