[openssl-dev] We're working on license changes

[Quanah Gibson-Mount]

--On Friday, November 20, 2015 9:47 PM +0100 Richard Levitte 
<levitte at openssl.org> wrote:

> I would like to point out that the GNU project talks about the Apache
> v2 license in positive terms:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html

When dealing with the GPLv3, yes.  However, it clearly notes the 
incompatibility with the GPLv2.  Moving to a license that does not resolve 
the GPLv2 compatibility problem really doesn't help.  I guess the 
overwhelming feedback from the community that the new license really needs 
to be GPLv2 compatible just went in one eye and out the other, so to speak.

Re: Rich, yes removing the advertising clause is helpful, etc.  Just move 
to plain BSD/MIT license then, and resolve all the issues.

Or, does the community input that was received, that was consistently 
pointing out that a non-GPLv2 compatible license does not solve the 
fundamental problems with the current license going to continue to be 
blatantly ignored?


--Quanah

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Quanah Gibson-Mount
Platform Architect
Zimbra, Inc.
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