Hi Peter, > Don't get me wrong: I'm not advocating the LGPL! Not at all! Lee Thompson > aksed about it. All I said is that everybody who contributed some code > would have to agree with that move, and I think this obviously is unlikely > for several reasons: > > * You don't want it > * I don't want it > * ... > * ;-)
good :-) > > b) Promote free Software. Since the GPL gives people who want to > > access rrdtool from closed-source applications some heavy > > thinking (it can be done using the cli and also the scripting > > apis and I would not even object to shared library access as > > long as the tool itself does not do any graphing and logging > > stuff itself.) > > Ahh, this is exactly what I had in mind: let them update an RRD, but > graphing and more elaborate stuff should be out of reach for closed > source. And I'm not at all sure about fetch or info. the problem is that rrdtool does a lot of magic while updating, hence the update code is part of the crown jewels. > The problem I see with the undiscussed change is that I should now check > if any of the "compatible" licenses really are compatible in my sense of > how the GPL itself should work. I also always have problems with releases > under the GPL "choose the version yourself" terms, as you never know what > comes out of it. That said, maybe I get around to think about the > implications of your changes. > One more thing: I do see _you_ as the Mr RRD, so your thoughts about the > licensing matter the most, but such moves should really be discussed > before they are made. yes you are right ... > > True, but isn't the same true for many other file formats that are far > more "successful"? (Waving hands here, as I'm not an expert on file > formats...), also: I see most of the power in the consolidation feature, > not the file format, and that is also something done during update time... as we say in german '1000 Fliegen können sich nicht irren' ... cheers tobi -- ______ __ _ /_ __/_ / / (_) Oetiker @ ISG.EE, ETL F24.2, ETH, CH-8092 Zurich / // _ \/ _ \/ / System Manager, Time Lord, Coder, Designer, Coach /_/ \.__/_.__/_/ http://people.ee.ethz.ch/oetiker +41(0)44-632-5286 -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Help mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/rrd-developers WebAdmin http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/lsg2.cgi
