This should be perfectly fine. Seems Free (libre) Software is making great progress in medical applications!
--- Donnal Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As an academic physician I am working on a set of > custom clinical > applications using Python and wxPython that I wish > to make open-source. > I have started this project by working on a > *framework* for such > applications (called Mindwrapper), and because > Python and wxPython both > have licenses somewhat similar to BSD, I have > released the first version > of Mindwrapper under a BSD license. My intention is > to continue > development of Mindwrapper using BSD. > > OTOH, I would like to use a GPL license for the > custom clinical > applications (the set of which I call Prism) that I > will develop using > Mindwrapper. Is this combination of licenses > reasonable? > > My thinking is this. I want to make sure that the > clinical (Prism) > programs always remain free, but I don't especially > care if the > (Mindwrapper) tool set is used as part of a > proprietary product. What I > clearly do want is for other Python and wxPython > developers to feel > comfortable contributing to Mindwrapper, and my > clear sense is that most > of them prefer BSD-style over GPL-style licenses. > > Donnal Walter, M.D. > Arkansas Children's Hospital ===== Andy Tai, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Software: the software by the people, of the people and for the people! Develop! Share! Enhance! Enjoy! -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
