From: John Ogness <address@hidden>
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To: address@hidden
Subject: [Dazuko-devel] Licenses
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 14:07:57 +0200
Hi,
I guess I should have anticipated this topic from the start. If Dazuko
wants to evolve to be a cross-platform standard, it needs a license that
will permit this. Unfortunately, the GPL license would make things very
difficult (if not impossible) for MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Windows
integration. I understand and respect the GPL, however I feel it will
hinder Dazuko from becoming a cross-platform standard for file access
control.
I would like to move Dazuko to a BSD license (just as I have already done
with the interface). On Linux, this shouldn't change anything. When Dazuko
is built using the Linux source, it will fall under the GPL license (which
is ok, because the GPL also satisfies BSD). This means that Dazuko under
Linux will still be GPL'd (as it is currently), but it also means that
under other operating systems it will BSD. This will even satisfy Microsoft
licensing.
What is the downside? It would mean that on non-Linux operating systems,
organizations could make changes to Dazuko and not be required to display
or recommit their changes. I, however, feel that this is a minor issue and
that Dazuko would not become a platform for organizational disputes and
competitions.
Before moving Dazuko to a BSD license, I would like to get some feedback
about it. I will also be contacting the other developers to get their
specific input:
Andre Duclos
Danilo Massa
Steve Wade
With the DazukoXP middle layer well underway, a FreeBSD port of Dazuko is
sure to come soon. I don't want to get tangled in licensing issues when we
get there.
John Ogness
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Dazuko Maintainer
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