Re: [Haskell-cafe] Apache license, any drawbacks for Haskell packages?
On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:10, Max Rabkin wrote: > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:59, Jason Dagit wrote: >> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Magnus Therning wrote: >>> >>> Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell >>> packages? >> >> I don't think so. It looks to be almost identical to using BSD3, which is >> already quite popular for haskellers. > > I would consider this, in itself, to be a small but significant > disadvantage. Anyone who uses Haskell is going to know (and probably > be comfortable with) the BSD3 license. If I find Apache-licensed code, > I now have to look that up, determine the differences between it and > BSD3, find out whether it's compatible with the GPL and BSD3. > > Basically, the cost of introducing *any* new license to a software > ecosystem is non-zero. Of course, a widespread license like Apache is > better than making up your own. Yes, I agree with that, both points. The code is for a tool (not a library). In the past I'd just release it under GPL, but I thought I'd take a closer look at the Apache license, based on a discussion I had a few weeks ago. /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: mag...@therning.org jabber: mag...@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Apache license, any drawbacks for Haskell packages?
* Jason Dagit [2011-05-09 01:59:46-0700] > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Magnus Therning wrote: > > > Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell > > packages? > > > > I don't think so. It looks to be almost identical to using BSD3, which is > already quite popular for haskellers. > > This seems like a good write up of the apache license: > http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/apache2.xml > > Jason Here is a more detailed analysis: http://www.ifosslr.org/ifosslr/article/view/42 -- Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ Don't worry what people think, they don't do it very often. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Apache license, any drawbacks for Haskell packages?
On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:59, Jason Dagit wrote: > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Magnus Therning wrote: >> >> Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell >> packages? > > I don't think so. It looks to be almost identical to using BSD3, which is > already quite popular for haskellers. I would consider this, in itself, to be a small but significant disadvantage. Anyone who uses Haskell is going to know (and probably be comfortable with) the BSD3 license. If I find Apache-licensed code, I now have to look that up, determine the differences between it and BSD3, find out whether it's compatible with the GPL and BSD3. Basically, the cost of introducing *any* new license to a software ecosystem is non-zero. Of course, a widespread license like Apache is better than making up your own. --Max ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Apache license, any drawbacks for Haskell packages?
On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Magnus Therning wrote: > Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell > packages? > I don't think so. It looks to be almost identical to using BSD3, which is already quite popular for haskellers. This seems like a good write up of the apache license: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/apache2.xml Jason ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
[Haskell-cafe] Apache license, any drawbacks for Haskell packages?
Are there any drawbacks to using the Apache license for Haskell packages? /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: mag...@therning.org jabber: mag...@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. -- Alan Kay pgppagK1tdpb8.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
