From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id RAA31461; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:42:13 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: (from xleroy@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id RAA31536 for caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:42:13 +0100 (MET) Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA22829 for ; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 07:30:43 +0100 (MET) Received: from pakastelohi.cypherpunks.to (pakastelohi.cypherpunks.to [213.130.163.34]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h1N6UhT13626 for ; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 07:30:43 +0100 (MET) Received: by pakastelohi.cypherpunks.to (Postfix, from userid 1036) id 75DCA36645; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 07:30:42 +0100 (CET) From: Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer Comments: This message did not originate from the Sender address above. It was remailed automatically by anonymizing remailer software. Please report problems or inappropriate use to the remailer administrator at . To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: [Caml-list] User library license Message-ID: Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 07:30:42 +0100 (CET) Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk > 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