[Libjit-developers] Re: Libjit-developers Digest, Vol 15, Issue 2

[Kirill Kononenko]

It is not acceptable to change the libJIT license, which is chosen by
Southern Storm, under a different license than the GPL, because those
who have already contributed to libJIT assigned their code to Southern
Storm under the condition that libJIT is released under the GPL. On
the other hand, i think, those who contribute and do give back to the
project, but not proprietary open source adventurers and free manpower
seekers, should be allowed to get a version of libJIT under the GPL +
LE. Such version could be released from time to time. I suggest to
release just one special version of libJIT under the GPL + LE.

K

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> Subject: Re: [Libjit-developers] License change - up for a vote
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> > What's the general position on relicensing libjit as GPL+LE or LGPL ?
> > [...]
> > This is being put forward because libjit needs a lot more users and
> > despite what its original intentions were, the codebase is in danger
> > of stagnating with just x86 if deprived of more users for too long.
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> I know my opinion probably won't get much weight as I haven't done
> very much development lately and I've only been around for less than a
> year and I don't hold the copyright to any of the code I've committed,
> but I'd just like to say that I would prefer staying with the GPL for
> libjit for the reason quoted below. It's just my opinion and I'm sure
> others have opposing opinions, so let's not start a flame war please.
>
> >From "Why you shouldn't use the Library GPL"
>      http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html
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> "Proprietary software developers, seeking to deny the free competition
> an important advantage, will try to convince authors not to contribute
> libraries to the GPL-covered collection. For example, they may appeal
> to the ego, promising "more users for this library" if we let them use
> the code in proprietary software products. Popularity is tempting, and
> it is easy for a library developer to rationalize the idea that
> boosting the popularity of that one library is what the community
> needs above all.
>
> But we should not listen to these temptations, because we can achieve
> much more if we stand together. We free software developers should
> support one another. By releasing libraries that are limited to free
> software only, we can help each other's free software packages outdo
> the proprietary alternatives. The whole free software movement will
> have more popularity, because free software as a whole will stack up
> better against the competition."
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