Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:00:41 -0500 From: "Pedro Fernando Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fwd: IBM denies non-GPL licensing of JFS Message-ID: <38A8A539.F12C6101@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> References: <4.2.2.20000214162124.03e2ca50@localhost>
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FWIW (I received the same message), I sent them a link to the MozPL FAQ.
I don't have a particular preference for that license, but their FAQ
does raise some interesting points regarding the GPL vs BSD "debate".
cheers,
Pedro.
Brett Glass wrote:
>
> Just received the following message from IBM. Apparently, for reasons
> unknown, IBM is declining to license JFS under even its own "IBM
> Public License," but is insisting upon using the GPL only. This
> is especially ironic and unfortunate because IBM derived the TCP/IP
> stack for OS/2 from that of NetBSD. Hopefully, in the future, IBM
> will be more willing to release source under licenses which do not
> hurt some open source projects while favoring others.
>
> --Brett Glass
>
> >From: shaggy@us.ibm.com
> >X-Lotus-FromDomain: IBMUS
> >To: bsd@us.ibm.com
> >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:03:40 -0600
> >
> >
> >
> >To all those interested in an alternate source license for JFS,
> >
> >Thank you for your interest in open sourcing the IBM JFS under a non-GPL
> >license as well as GPL. We have decided not to do this at this time for a
> >variety of internal IBM reasons. Although this didn't work out, we're
> >certainly open to hearing similar suggestions in the future.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Dave
> >
> >Dave Kleikamp
> >Open Source Development
> >(512)838-3184 T/L 678-3184
>
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