GPL is Restrictive. I support BSD license.
I will release current code snippets too but i would allow people to use for both opensource and commercial in compiled or source format. If original starter agree to release under BSD license? On 10/17/08, BBi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > It seems strange to me to release code snippets under a GPL licence, > when these snippets are extracted from the google forum. These > contents are public domain, or copyright Google, or copyright from > their respective authors. They are not the property of the people that > make the compilation. Perhaps, the compilation itself could be > licensed with Creative commons, but not the code. > > Massimo decided to license the web2py framework under GPL. But he was > wise enough to license le T2 plugin under the BSD license. > > It seems to me harmful to web2py to license examples of use under GPL: > that means that no commercial application could include the code of > that snippets that are supposed good practice. > So I suggest one of these licenses for examples of use of web2py : > BSD, MIT, Artistic. However, i think that examples of few linines > published in the google forum are de facto public domain. > > What do you think Massimo ? > > Regards, > Bruno > > > > > On 17 oct, 03:31, Pystar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am compiling a collection of web2py code snippets from this group >> and from other sources into an open source web2py cookbook. It will be >> released under a GPL license and will be available for download for >> free. Any thoughts on this? I have already started work and my email >> add is aitoehigie[AT] gmail.com if you wish to send my any code >> snippets or suggestions. >> Thanks guys. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
