We haven't used a custom license for releasing code yet, and I don't see why we should start now...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/opensource/licensing.shtml -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland Sent: 05 December 2007 11:49 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software On 04/12/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I expect the BBC will use an in house licence to fit it's needs as set > out in the charter. I strongly hope that the BBC will not contribute to the problem of license proliferation. > As an aside I still don't understand the need for GPLv3, as far as I > can it just adds confusion and is actually LESS free than GPLv2 (this > isn't meant to be trolling or flamebait, just a personal opinion). http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html explains. -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
