This sounds eminently reasonable--especially given all the flap over GPL3. Maybe it will all be a non-issue, but we don't have to be the ones to test this.
Michael On 7/2/07 10:50 PM, "Hamish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Eric Patton wrote: >> With the GNU GPL version 3 scheduled to be released tomorrow, >> are there are plans on adopting this license for Grass? > > my 2c: > Sit on it for 6 months - a year (or two!) after release and see how the > dust settles before seriously raising the issue. Do not accept GPL2- > incompatible code until such time as that decision is made. > (aka don't be the guinea pig; keep the licensing terms clear & crisp) > > > Eric: >>> Is copyright on GRASS code held by individual authors? > > Markus: >> In general yes. >> >>> Or is the copyright transferred to the GRASS project itself >>> when code is submitted? >> >> No. We don't have copyright transfer. This was discussed a lot >> last year in terms of an OSGeo contribution agreement. > > It is suggested that co-copyright be granted to "The GRASS Development > Team", but as Frank pointed out that only exists as a moral entity, not > a legal one, so the issue is still open. Joining OSGeo means that > forming a legal non-profit GRASS Foundation (or OGCv2) for that is > mostly a redundant exercise, but there are reservations with handing GDT > copyright over to OSGeo wholesale (ie in the hands of folks who are > outside of the grass community [if only slightly]). > > >>> Or, to put it another way, does adopting a different liscence >>> require the concent of every single contributor, or merely >>> a decision by the project steering committee? >> >> As far as I understand it, it requires the concent of every >> single contributor *if* the new license is not compliant >> with GPL. Note that most (all?) code contains GPL >= V2. > > And that GPL3 is not retroactive to already released versions. > > > Hamish > > _______________________________________________ > grass-psc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-psc __________________________________________ Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology Director of Graduate Studies School of Human Evolution & Social Change Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Arizona State University phone: 480-965-6213 fax: 480-965-7671 www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton _______________________________________________ grassuser mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grassuser
