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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@home.transmeta.com> | 2003-03-23 19:20:40 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-07 20:59:38 -0700 |
| commit | 306d32b423ca33d03eacb45f47d0f72788969eb6 (patch) | |
| tree | ab28bdecf0060d2ba133faf5e510305239612370 /FAQ | |
| parent | 724d653f51eac7c6428cc0b8e1dc85d9c6f2cfb2 (diff) | |
| download | sparse-dev-306d32b423ca33d03eacb45f47d0f72788969eb6.tar.gz | |
After talking to Eric Raymond and Jeff Garzik, the current license
front-runner is the OSL v1.1 ("Open Software License") together with
a note on what is derivative and what is not.
Update the FAQ/LICENSE file to reflect that.
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ A. I don't know yet. I originally thought it would be LGPL, but I'm previous question for why I think it's the _only_ thing that I will not allow). - So I'm currently considering just taking the LGPL and removing the - GPL subsumption clause, and calling it the LLPL ("Lesser Linus - Public License" or something). In the meantime, you have no rights - at all, except to send me useful suggestions about a license that - still requires people who work on the front-end to work as open - source, while allowing arbitrary back-ends. + The current front-runner is the OSL ("Open Software License", see + http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl.php), together with a note on + what makes source derivative and what does not to make it clear that + people can write back-ends for it without having to make those + back-ends available under the OSL. + |