On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:59, Jason Dagit <dag...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Magnus Therning <mag...@therning.org> wrote: >> >> Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell >> packages? > > I don't think so. It looks to be almost identical to using BSD3, which is > already quite popular for haskellers.
I would consider this, in itself, to be a small but significant disadvantage. Anyone who uses Haskell is going to know (and probably be comfortable with) the BSD3 license. If I find Apache-licensed code, I now have to look that up, determine the differences between it and BSD3, find out whether it's compatible with the GPL and BSD3. Basically, the cost of introducing *any* new license to a software ecosystem is non-zero. Of course, a widespread license like Apache is better than making up your own. --Max _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe