On 8/3/07, Justin Findlay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Something I remember from the Tech Talk is that the licensing the church
> wanted for code to interface with the family search API seemed too
> restrictive, meaning that if Jesse or I wrote WWW::LDS::FamilySearch we
> couldn't license it under the GPL or host it on CPAN, and it would be
> precluded from being distributed as bundled with other software. Am I
> understanding this correctly? My general impression was that the code
> couldn't be licensed in a way that was open source compatible which is
> ironic and disappointing considering the ostensible Open Source
> endorsement I've previously sensed from the church especially in this
> program.
I agree - that would be very disappointing. I know it would be very
hard to get open source developers to latch on if they couldn't
retrieve and share code via their normal means that they're used to.
You may be able to catch a few businesses that see this as a growth
opportunity (I'd argue even they would be skeptical, as a restrictive
license is hard for business too), but your average developer who
might want to write something just for the fun of it or for the good
of mankind may not join that effort without allowing distribution in
this manner. Wikinomics is your friend...
Jesse
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