SOELL Markus Helmut wrote:
>
> This one is just about a detail in history of these licenses. I do a little
> history writing and want to get things straight.
>
> Is it correct, that in a first time Netscape suggested just one license, the
> Netscape Public License, and that the MPL was added in response to some
> negative critics after a first round of public discussion?
Basically correct, although "negative critics" makes it sound like a public
backlash when it was really a cooperative effort to file off the rough
edges.
The initial draft of the NPL was announced 1998-03-05 in this group and
issues were raised and resolved here. You can check out the ancient history
for yourself by searching http://groups.google.com
-Dan Veditz
