Anyone else have any thoughts on switching to Apache 2? I'd hope that a license change will help with the "what is the Microsoft Public License" confusion in the vast majority of the open-source world ... what are your thoughts?
> -----Original Message----- > From: ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [mailto:ironruby-core- > boun...@rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Campos > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:15 AM > To: ironruby-core@rubyforge.org > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] License change? > > +0,5 for Apache > +1 for MIT or BSD > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Jeff Lewis <jdle...@xactware.com> wrote: > > Apache would be wonderful! BSD or MIT would be even better. > > > > > > > > From: ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org > > [mailto:ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rendle > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 5:13 AM > > To: ironruby-core@rubyforge.org > > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] License change? > > > > > > > > Any specific reasons for choosing Apache, as opposed to BSD (or even > MIT)? > > > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Jimmy Schementi > > <jimmy.scheme...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > As you probably know, IronRuby is currently licensed under the Microsoft > > Public License (http://opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl.html). Occasionally > we > > hear feedback, questions, and a general lack of familiarity about the > > license that IronRuby uses. In several instances, users ask why IronRuby > > doesn't use a more popular license. We are therefore considering > switching > > our license to a well-known open-source license; specifically the Apache > > License, Version 2.0 (http://opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php). > > However, the pieces of IronRuby which are licensed under CPL and the > Ruby > > license will not change (pieces from MRI which IronRuby redistributes, and > > YAML). > > > > We'd like to hear your feedback before we make any decisions. Do you > think > > adopting a more popular license, such as the Apache License, would be a > good > > change for IronRuby? > > > > ~Jimmy > > _______________________________________________ > > Ironruby-core mailing list > > Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core > > > > > > > > Join our mailing list and stay current on our products and services designed > > to build your business – visit http://www.xactware.com/mailinglist > > > > ________________________________ > > This email is intended solely for the recipient. It may contain privileged, > > proprietary or confidential information or material. If you are not the > > intended recipient, please delete this email and any attachments and > notify > > the sender of the error. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ironruby-core mailing list > > Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core > > > > > > > > -- > Douglas Campos (qmx) > +55 11 6762 5959 > _______________________________________________ > Ironruby-core mailing list > Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core _______________________________________________ Ironruby-core mailing list Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
