On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > This has been discussed as nauseam before: Ah, so it has. Fair enough. > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_frm/thread/6e99caafcf2bbedf/b5519cc219a5baeb > > Nothing has changed, so let's give it a rest, please. > > Rich > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:11 AM, John Harrop<jharrop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a problem. > > The GPL is a very popular open source license. If a language does not > permit > > developers to use the GPL, that language may be severely reducing the > number > > of developers willing to adopt it. > > It would be desirable for clojure.lang and clojure.core to use a modified > > license, something perhaps describable as "EPL with classpath exception", > > that expressly allows linking with GPL code (with classpath exception or > > similar to avoid violating the GPL instead). > > Alternatively, dual-licensing lang and core under both the GPL and the > EPL > > would be possible. Thanks to the contributor agreements, it wouldn't be > > necessary to track down all the contributors and get their individual > > permission for this, unless the agreements had reciprocal clauses > limiting > > how Rich could relicense the code base. (I haven't seen them, so wouldn't > > know.) > > Regardless, this problem bears thinking about and perhaps eventually > doing > > something about. > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
