Thank you all, I learned a lot about licensing from all the discussions, will make the decision then :)
Fantix On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 4:55 AM, Corey Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: > See also the discussion on IRC: > https://botbot.me/mozilla/rust/2014-07-02/?msg=17359232&page=22 > > It wasn't my intention to discourage using any particular license, but > to raise its requirements if they weren't consciously chosen. > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 12:33 PM, SiegeLordEx <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 07/02/2014 03:16 AM, Corey Richardson wrote: > >> > >> Complaining about something I don't like: > >> > >> Due to the choice of MPLv2, this won't be usable in the wider Rust > >> ecosystem, which is MIT/ASL2 focused. In particular, section 3.2(a) > >> requires that any distribution in "Executable Form" carry a notice > >> about how to acquire the source code of zmq.rs. This is not > >> unworkable, but it is something we have avoided so far in the > >> community. > > > > > > I should note that this is not a universally held opinion in the Rust > > community. While it is true that many/most current Rust projects mimic > the > > license of `rustc` itself, there's nothing in Rust as a language that > > precludes or encourages the use of any particular license. The mentioned > > 'avoidance' is likely a consequence of the people just preferring those > > licenses (i.e. they'd use them for their non-Rust projects as well) > rather > > than Rust being against the spirit of attribution, share-alike, copyleft > etc > > per se. > > > > Personally, I would encourage Free Rust software just like I would > encourage > > it in any other language. You shouldn't feel like you need to compromise > on > > your moral principles (or whatever else you consult when choosing a > license) > > to contribute to Rust's success. > > > > -SL > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rust-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev > > > > -- > http://octayn.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Rust-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev >
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