Everyone preach for it's own license preference, it's not the place to debate on this subject. I personally had a bad experience with opensolaris when oracle changed the license and 'stole' free developers work (I see it this way).
more than the license the ©Copyright is like a Sword of Damocles waiting in the dark. I trust the apache foundation but still we don't know what the futur will be. Until a projet is under public domain I don't consider it truly Free. If you think the apache license is so close to public domain then it should not be a problem ? The decision is not mine, and probably some contributor to harmony like IBM will have a word on this, or is it the PMC decision only ? johann sorel > -----Original Message----- > From: nic...@hedhman.org > Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 23:35:37 +0800 > To: dev@harmony.apache.org > Subject: Re: [Vote] Move Apache Harmony to the Attic > > Personally, I think the Apache License is as close to public domain > you can come, since PD is not universally defined across > jurisdictions. > The "no right to trademarks" and "give us some credit" obligations > will not stop anybody from using it. > > Cheers > Niclas > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM, johann Sorel <sorel.joh...@inbox.com> > wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm intruding again, before moving it to the attic and while the PMC is >> still alive. >> maybe you could consider moving the project under public domain for the >> benefit of other vm, student and university works ? and android by the >> way (even if I'm not fan of it). >> >> Mail from last year : >> http://harmony.markmail.org/message/bzifm5jshpviyyzz?q=public+domain >> >> This will allow other project with bsd-like, mit, ...etc... licenses to >> reuse parts of harmony more easely. Don't let all this work go to waste. >> >> See it as a gift to the community :) . >> >> >> johann sorel >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mikhail.a.mar...@gmail.com >>> Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:54:28 +0400 >>> To: dev@harmony.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: [Vote] Move Apache Harmony to the Attic >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Sadly, but indeed there are no activity in the project for months... >>> >>> On 11/2/11, Alex Blewitt <alex.blew...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> Sorry to see it go but with the history and lack of sponsorship >>>> (commercial >>>> or otherwise), the project has probably drawn to a close. >>>> >>>> On 29 Oct 2011, at 10:03, Tim Ellison wrote: >>>> >>>>> Please vote on the proposal to move Apache Harmony to the Apache >>>>> Attic. >>>>> >>>>> [+1] Move Harmony to the Attic >>>>> [ 0] Don't care >>>>> [-1] Don't move Harmony to the Attic. >>>>> >>>>> The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Tim >>>> >>>> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Publish your photos in seconds for FREE >> TRY IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if4 >> >> >> > > > > -- > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > > I live here; http://tinyurl.com/3xugrbk > I work here; http://tinyurl.com/6a2pl4j > I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug ____________________________________________________________ Send your photos by email in seconds... TRY FREE IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if3 Works in all emails, instant messengers, blogs, forums and social networks.