'tips hat to a BSDer and [snips] > Just to make sure things are clear: I don't think anyone on this > list would argue that OSI should be"only permitting licenses that > GPL compatible". In fact, the OSI has approved numerous licenses > that are GPL-incompatible. Further, any of us come from the BSD > tradition and have our own issues with the GPL, though we try to > respect and understand their 'business model'.
*chuckles at business model* > Also, you should realize that while the OSI board makes decisions > that are -informed by- this dialogue, but since this group doesn't > speak with a coherent voice they aren't required to follow us in any > formal way. In fact, I think I've noticed several distinct > criticisms of your license, which its important not to confuse: *nods* Let me run through this excellent as a way to hopefully pair down the threads that are worth engaging in: > A. It is morally wrong to create a license incompatible with the > GPL *nods* I don't think this will be resolved by anything anyone says and is a difference of ideological opinions (which everyone is entitled to and is a good thing(TM)). > B. It is pointless to create such a license, since you're solving a > non-existing problem. Subject to debate, decided by the author and influenced by the decision reached by the OSI board and members of this list. > C. As a practical matter, it is a bad idea to openly criticize the > GPL :-/ Agreed, I'm sure I didn't win any points in doing so. > D. The license as written doesn't accomplish your stated goal, > regardless of whether or not that goal as valid Short of a signed contract, fully accomplishing that goal is impossible, but it doesn't prevent the goal from being stated as a guiding light/statement of philosophy for the community. > E. There's other licenses (like the EU DataGrid) which accomplish > your purposes just as effectively, and we should avoid needless > duplication, so please use that instead. Yeah, I read this license and liked it with the exception of one point: contributions to EUDGL software can be hopelessly interdependent on GPL bits, which I'm not wild about. [snip] > Enough meta-rambling; back to the debate... Whoa! Wait a sec, you mean code talks and there's more to software than its license? :) -sc -- Sean Chittenden -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3