On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 01:39:58PM -0800, Carl Ludewig wrote:
> I'm a little overwhelmed by this licensing flame war.
Sorry, I had no intention of participating in a flame war; I'll stop
now. But I can answer some of your questions.
> First off, I'd like to say I think WebMacro is great and I'd like to
> thank Justin for creating it. Plus it is well-documented and easy to
> learn. I would very much like to use it and promote it's continued
> improvement.
FWIW -- I also think WM is an great idea, and am quite happy it exists.
As I tried to indicate -- I have respect for what Justin has done, and
for his ideals.
> The licensing issue would become a concern if it put a burden on my
> clients. My understanding is that a GPL licensing would require them
> to release the source to their entire system if it used WebMacro as a
> component, which is clearly unacceptable.
>
> I get the impression that Justin acknowledges this and has attempted
> to find a solution. The SPL seems to fit the bill, but I'm not a
> lawyer and can't give a professional opinion. I just need to know
> whether or not I can use WebMacro.
WebMacro is currently available under either the GPL or a license whose
initials are SPL ... in this case, S stands for Semi... or something --
basically, this is the ASL with names changed to be appropriate for WM.
The other license under discussion is the Simple Public License (also
SPL ;-) ... I'm not a lawyer and I won't presume to advise you on
whether or not you'd want to use it.
However, since WM is currently available under a license which is
effectively equivalent to the ASL, there are absolutely no licensing
issues with it -- using it should impose no burden on you or your
clients.
cheers --
Ed
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