(Note: I'm definitely not speaking for Google in this post! Just my own personal opinions.)
On Sep 25, 10:33 am, "Ande Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A majority of people are using GPLv3 for newer projects. For the whole of open source? That sounds unlikely to me. When picking between different versions of the GPL it sounds more reasonable, but there's a lot of non-GPL open source software as well. > Those with GPLv2 can switch to GPLv3 easily in most cases. > > IF it was left as Apache it is GPLv3 compatible anyways. > > Why did you decide against GPLv3? GPL is much more restrictive than Apache or BSD - I for one would far rather work on code which could be easily used in commercial products without forcing the user to open source their code. Jon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---