From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 11 05:41:29 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6386106564A for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:41:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from toredhiddenuser@tormail.net) Received: from server2.allsitecontrol.com (server2.allsitecontrol.com [63.143.36.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A6158FC15 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:41:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 33.197.forpsi.net ([81.2.197.33]:38088 helo=internal.tormail.net) by server2.allsitecontrol.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SHqJ3-002Hsa-MD for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:41:27 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=tormail.net; s=tm; h=Message-Id:X-TorMail-User:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:To:From:Subject:Date; bh=AjRHJzUK5tRtEjepjZrxWq80AIj8dA1D57BYqO974JU=; b=Byw6M68GT9Z/11ej0zv0HR+B8+kVyHQ9eX8rnFOQPgiYDwvnZyp2SaW1VbZyjybDcvIO+dYCiksu+ifx5c+o2AWefUtmIAVtSCuiDARf05aXBhZRzGRf4JQW/hjCso4pTkA4/h6rxHt9/mGNTib3MIUWkt+iWb6+IKdYuvR6Ork=; Received: from toredhiddenuser by internal.tormail.net with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SHqI5-0000qk-02 for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:40:25 +0000 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:40:24 -0000 From: toredhiddenuser@tormail.net To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Importance: Normal X-TorMail-User: toredhiddenuser Message-Id: <1SHqI5-0000qk-02@internal.tormail.net> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server2.allsitecontrol.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tormail.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:10:25 +0000 Subject: BSD license X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:41:29 -0000 Hello everyone, There are many people who use GPL for their projects unaware of the terms of license. We can observe that most "new technologies" and protocols are licensed under BSD-license. As you are already subscribed to the mailing list, you probably have much education of licenses and may be aware of dreadful deeds of GNU * License. The main problem is "Viral" copyleft nature. Anything that even LINKS to the GPL'd files SHOULD BE under GPL, as you may probably know. LGPL is viral too. MPL, on the other hand, didn't catch much attention, but if you imply the protection of source code by means of copyleft, hope it's the best way around: Less restrictions, but provides copyleft nature. Apparently, new developers who are unaware of copyrights, release their source into GPL. The new developer communities have an inclined trend towards GPL like: "The projects we see are GPL'd. Why don't we use that license?" Some companies, (probably the worst) use the GPL to force an "addiction" and to force a need of dual-licensing. ****** and *** ************ (removed because of problem) use this license for such purpose. Doesn't it seem like some sort of Blackmail? BSD people should start a project to request some near-mature projects to beta-projects to be licensed under BSD/MIT style license, or, at least MPL (better than GPL, anyhow). (Is the name BSDActivists and BSDActivism) nice? There have been many proposals by some people, you can observe: These proposals were collected (probably) anonymously, for privacy of the doers. These attracted attention. Summary: Audacity: Dominic Mazoni (lead developer), Re-licensing request failed (needs $); Matt Brubeck: failed (but affirmative, says he have released other code under MIT license, but doesn't apparently have right to do relicensing.) Removing OpenAL from SFML: Failed, they say there is no "better one" PAQ compression, Matt Mahoney: New compression method, ZPAQ is Public Domain. CppCMS: needs $ to do so Wikipedia: FAILED, for a reasonable reason EFF HTTPS Everywhere / Vidalia / TorButton : IN PROGRESS Request for Kaos.To to remove Privoxy and to include Polipo: NO RESPONSE YET BSD developers should start an activism to promote the BSD license and to make re-licensing request to developers. All BSD promoters should take notice on this. Don't be afraid if this is posted on multiple BSD mailing lists, like OpenBSD's or NetBSD's, because, it's probably the time to unite all the BSD people. Is anyone interested? Thank you for your patient reading. Sorry for the last e-mail which was somewhat so-rant-like: Thanks to Eitan Adler for pointing out.