[iks-community] Aloha license Re: IKS Semantic Editor hackathon in Helsinki on July 26-27

[Jens W. Klein]

Hi all,

I'd go for the most open and for a very simple license. GPLv3 is not so
open but idealistic. 
>From my experience a project like Aloha would be best under new
simplifed BSD license. 
     I. Maximum of freedom, 
    II. easy to use Aloha in commercial projects,
   III. easy to use Aloha in Apache-based, *GPLvX-based and other Free
        Software Projects
    IV. simple to read and understand.

Apache license is similar and fine too but lacks simplicity. If youre a
lawyer you probably like Apache License because of its explicity.
Anyway, I'd use it only if you plan to give Aloha in future to the ASF
code base.

just my 0.02€

Jens

Am Montag, den 28.06.2010, 22:26 +0200 schrieb Andreas Kuckartz:
> Maybe a license compatible with Apache 2.0 etc. is possible?
> 
> That could even be GPL3 with Open Source license exceptions such as the
> one used by Sencha:
> http://www.sencha.com/products/touch/license.php
> 
> Yes, I prefer simpler licenses than licenses with exceptions but as long
> as the result satisfies the OSI criteria ...
> 
> Cheers,
> Andreas
> ---
> 
> Am 28.06.2010 19:53, schrieb Reto Bachmann-Gmuer:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If Aloha will come with an apache or bsd-style license I'd be
> > interested in participating and implement the bindings to clerezza.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > reto

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