Some people have indicated that they would be more willing to contribute to Tcpreplay if the license was changed from it's current 3 clause BSD to the GPL. Specifically, people wanted to make sure that the enhancements they made could not be "stolen" for use in proprietary software. Another reason I'm considering this, is because more and more network related tools are being released under the GPL (mostly v2, but I've seen some v3) and I'd like to make it easier for other authors and I in this space to share code.
Also, choice of licenses is even more important with Tcpreplay 4.0 since it for the first time will expose a full C API to allow 3rd party applications to use the underlying replay, editing and tcpprep functionality. I'm doing my own research into licenses and honestly I haven't made a decision either way, but I wanted to at least give people the opportunity to speak up and let their voice be heard. If you have an opinion, please let me know either via the list or privately. While I will give some weight to everyone who responds, those people who provide coherent reasons behind their opinions will get a lot more weight. Also, don't feel like you're limited to the BSD vs GPL; feel free to suggest other licenses as well. And if you do suggest the GPL, please specify GPLv2 or GPLv3 if you have a preference (and why). Thanks, Aaron -- Aaron Turner http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/ - Pcap editing and replay tools for Unix & Windows Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" -- Aaron Turner http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/ - Pcap editing and replay tools for Unix & Windows Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Tcpreplay-users mailing list Tcpreplay-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tcpreplay-users Support Information: http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/trac/wiki/Support
