[elephant-devel] License Discussion

[Robert L. Read]

For the code that I have written, I am completely in accordance with
this
suggestion to use the LLGPL.

However, Ben and Andrew and others are really the primary authors;
unless
we reach consensus with them, and perhaps others, I don't see how we 
can make the switch.

On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 23:45 -0500, Ian Eslick wrote:

> I am writing to see if I can restart the license discussion I saw a 
> little of in the archives late last year.  With the SQL backends it 
> seems more appropriate to release the next version of elephant as an 
> LLGPL code base to encourage wider adoption by folks who work for or 
> consult for other companies and can't use the existing elephant code 
> with a SQL backend in commercial software.  It certainly makes it more 
> motivating for me to contribute to the code base as my lab (sponsored by 
> a bunch of companies) has expressed a preference for LLGPL in my own 
> library projects.  I've had to strip all the GPL'ed outside lisp 
> libraries but am holding for the time being to see if elephant will 
> indeed reconsider its license.  :) 
> 
> Regardless it's a wonderful system already and the first shot in awhile 
> for the lisp community to settle on a PODB.  It's probably also helpful 
> that the code is maturing at the same time as AllegroCache is generating 
> some broad interest.
> 
> Please consider this my request for the LLGPL.  
> http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html
> 
> Regards,
> Ian
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