Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:13:23 +0200 From: Rodrigo OSORIO <rodrigo@bebik.net> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD license Message-ID: <20120411161323.GA73454@oldfaithful.bebik.local>
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Hi, On 11/04/12 11:48 -0400, Jason Hellenthal wrote: > > Set a meeting place, make sure there are lots of flags on the walls (I > prefer red, white & blue) and also make sure that during all the ranting > and chanting going on that you unveil the newest, leetist golden > bikeshed. > > http://isteve.blogspot.com/2010/01/save-ants.html Excellent troll feeding ! But it's going nowhere. toredhiddenuser, A too long mail to just say : "We must do BSD licence advocacy" That's obvious we need pull developers to the BSD friendly side, an try to convince big players (big projects) could be a good way. regards - Rodrigo > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 05:40:24AM -0000, toredhiddenuser@tormail.net wrote: > > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > ;s =; > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ----- End forwarded message -----
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