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[Caml-list] User library license
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| From: | Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer <nobody@c...> |
| Subject: | [Caml-list] User library license |
> Regarding license ... I suppose LGPL could be fine. The new "user code library" is a good idea, but GPL and LGPL are both bad ideas. GPL eliminates commercial usage. LGPL is currently deprecated even by the Free Software Foundation. It's too murky -- what constitutes a 'derivative work' or 'library linkage' is highly debatable. Many projects use a modified LGPL for this reason; wxWindows and FLTK are two examples. The best choices would be either the Academic Free License or the Mozilla Public License. The Academic Free License is modern 'best practice' and was drafted by OSI lawyers. The MPL came about through extensive user discussions over a long period of time (as did wxWindows which is also OSI-approved). See also the "Fallacy of GNU" - http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/13420.html Mark ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners