On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 02:04:13PM -0400, Timothy Miller wrote:
> Wait, wait. I think we're getting some things mixed up here.
>
> We are NOT discussing the ASIC right now. We are discussing the C++
> model that will be open source from the beginning. The model will be
> published under a proprietary license with the provision that ANYONE
> can convert it to GPL at ANY TIME.
>
> All I'm trying to do is pull a TrollTech or MySQL, but with a slightly
> different set of priorities. People don't have a problem with
> TrollTech, so they shouldn't have a problem with what we're doing.
> Perhaps I'm going about this wrong. Perhaps it should be under GPL,
> and I can refuse to accept contributions into my tree if I don't get
> from you the permission I need. That's what TrollTech and MySQL do.
> Would you prefer it that way? I just don't want to have to mess about
> with making sure everyone's given me permission.
Oh. Now I understand. Well, any of those choices ought to work.
Another variant is a prominent notice on the SVN server front page that
anyone who submits code there automatically grants GPL. You'll run any of
these ideas past the company lawyer anyway, of course.
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