X11 only requires that you keep the copyrights in the source code, otherwise,
all use if fair game, including keeping changes secret and selling it.
The old mono liceses were
C# compiler - GPL
Runtime - LGPL
Libraries and Tools - X11
New
C# compiler - X11
Runtime - LGPL
Libraries - X11
Mono made the change because
1) the .NET 3.0 LINQ libraries needed part of the compiler for validation.
2) MonoDevelop (Mono's IDE) needed the compiler for auto
complete/intellisense.
3) ASP.NET will see proformace boost with pages that are compiler on the fly.
All three are X11, so could not include GPL code.
There were companies who wanted to use the C# compiler, but could not because
of the GPL licesens, so this may lead to wider use of the compiler, but that
was not a stated reason for the switch.
Although many people have worked on Mono, not very many have worked onthe C#
compiler itself, in part because it was close to complete early in the project.
And I think they have been tight about geting contributions to the compiler
signed over to Ximian/Novell, which makes the change possible.
Dennis
grover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What benefit does the X11 license give them? I don't want to read this
stuff up. I actually hate this crap. Can't we all agree on a common term for
freedom?
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Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Dennis Hayes
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. April 2008 22:23
An: sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net
Betreff: [SharpOS Developers] Mono changes licesene for C# compiler
For any of those who missed the anouncment, Mono i schamges the licesenes for
their C# complier from GPL to X11 starting with the Mono 2.0 release.
Dennis
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