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Re: License advice for Async QMP
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: License advice for Async QMP |
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:35:17 +0200 |
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John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> writes:
> Hi,
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> I'm deep into writing a new Async QMP library for QEMU, one that I intend
> to ship outside of our castle walls and host on PyPI.
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> I need to choose a license for it. I slapped GPLv2 on it in keeping with
> the license on the original library by Luiz Capitulino (And it is generally
> my preference), but I was debating loosening the license to MIT so that it
> plays nicer with Apache-licensed projects. ...Maybe.
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> I don't know if that's really necessary, though, and I do generally prefer
> a "copyleft" to "permissive" these days.
In addition to what Daniel wrote: I'd recommend GPLv2+ over GPLv2.
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