Noel J. Bergman wrote:
[snip]
On the other hand, the LGPL does cause issues for downstream
consumers of the code, and that goes against the ASF's core philosophies.
So it is considered important to eliminate hard dependencies on code under
licenses that are more restrictive than the Apache License.
[snip]
In the meantime, and unless the Board chooses to
override this decision when it meets next week, if the rules are all
followed, which most certainly includes getting notification language and
sign-off from the VP of Legal Affairs,
This is just a minor point, but it is my opinion that this is primarily
a policy issue, not primarily a legal issue, as such I would argue that
if any signoffs are required, it should come from the relevant PMC.
- Sam Ruby
P.S. Of course, all PMCs are encouraged to work with the VP of Legal
Affairs as appropriate.
