Dennis Clarke wrote:
In the last few months I've seen more and more speculation about the prospect of dual-licensing OpenSolaris under <a href="http://gplv3.fsf.org/";>GPLv3</a>. In November <a href="http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/index.jsp";> Jonathan very publically asked Rich if he would look into it</a>, and everyone knows that we are fully engaged in the GPLv3 process. As Rich has made clear, we're looking into it. No decisions have been made. We've seen discussions in blogs (<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/richgreen/entry/all_the_news_that_s";>Rich</a>, <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/gpl_v3_progress";>Simon</a>) and in the news (<a href="http://news.com.com/2061-10808_3-6151276.html";>CNet</a>, <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2084284,00.asp";>eWeek</a>), but I haven't seen much in the OpenSolaris community itself.I think that we ("we" being all of you) should be asking ourselves what we think about GPLv3. What would it mean to the community if we dual-licensed? It's now a possibility that we could attach an "assembly exception" to the GPLv3 which would let us mix GPL and CDDL code. This could open up a world of possibilities.But what are the downsides? What does the community, you, think of the way GPLv3 is taking shape? These are important issues and I urge everyone with an opinion to voice it sooner rather than later.Two things come to mind right away : (1) The only "Rich" that has meaning in this OpenSolaris Community is Rich Teer. Mr Green, as far as I know, has never made an appearance here. So I don't know which end of the dog is wagging the tail here. Is the OpenSolaris project simply a corporate extension of agenda from the halls of the executive level? The GPLv3 decision will be made NOT by this community or the CAB but by Sun Microsystems Inc. and her officers. Such a move would, in my mind, toss the OpenSolaris Charter and Governance out the window.
You seem to have misread the email. Stephen (Harpster)'s email is explicitly asking the community to get involved in the discussion. As the copyright holder - yes, only Sun can make the actual license switch - but this is not a unilateral executive decision.
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