Re: Proposal: change license to ZLIB license

[Felipe Ferreira <felipefsdev@...>]

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On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 2:15 PM, Felipe Ferreira <felipefsdev@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, Russ
>
> I agree with you. I think both the ZLIB and BSDs licenses has the same
> *implicit* intentions that the MIT license has.
>
> Both ZLIB and BSD gives the end-user the same freedom for modifying the
> software and use for whatever purpose. The only difference is how the
> copyright notice must be reproduced: (1) for ZLIB, the copyright must be
> retained in the source-code and (2) for BSD (Simplified BSD License), the
> copyright must be retained in the source-code and ADDED to the binary form
> and documentation.
>
> In my opinion, both are better choice than the MIT, since they are much
> clear in their notices.
>
> - Felipe
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, re-read my comment and the last line doesn't accurately reflect
>> what I was trying to say (I'm not saying the Felipe or zlib license
>> are pushy). I was trying to say that in my opinion the spirit of
>> non-copyleft  is to give free software, with more concern towards
>> flexibility than ownership.
>>
>>
>> Russ
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Felipe Ferreira <felipefsdev@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Hi, Paul
>> >>
>> >> The ambiguity in my concern does not refer to the different versions of
>> >> the
>> >> MIT license, but it is about the different possible interpretations of
>> >> that
>> >> statement (still part of the expat license). Licenses like GPL/LGPL/BSD
>> >> (I'm
>> >> not pushing any of these, especially GPL/LGPL) has, as well, different
>> >> licenses, but they are all clearer in their statements.
>> >>
>> >> I *imagine* that making Lua as available as possible is on the author's
>> >> desires, and ZLIB fits that better than MIT.
>> >
>> > There was lots of licenses to choose from in 2002 as well. Sticking
>> > with recognized licenses is a good idea if you are not a lawyer. I
>> > prefer the FreeBSD License myself. In the spirit of non-copyleft free
>> > software, I personally think the more important thing is getting as
>> > many people as possible using your code, not telling people what to do
>> > with it.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Russ
>>
>