Change project licence?

Kryptxy kryptxy at protonmail.com
Sat Sep 23 05:07:08 EDT 2017


Thank you all! I opened a ticket about the same (on github).
I got response from most of them, and all are agreeing to the change.
However, one contributor did not respond at all. I tried e-mailing, but no response.
Can I still proceed changing the licence? It has been more than a week since the ticket was opened.

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Change project licence?
> Local Time: 15 September 2017 5:54 AM
> UTC Time: 15 September 2017 00:24
> From: rosuav at gmail.com
> To: python-list at python.org <python-list at python.org>
>
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>>> I know how to change the licence, but I want to know is it fine and
>>> wise to change the licence at this point? (The project already has 19
>>> clones, 250+ GitHub stars. Here: https://github.com/kryptxy/torrench)
>>
>> Those represent a whole lot of recipients, who received GPLv3-or-later
>> license grant, guaranteeing the freedom of the work for all recipients
>> in all modified forms. I would consider it poor form to allow non-free
>> redistribution at this point.
>
> Those recipients can still do everything they previously could,
> *including redistributing the code under the GPLv3*. They have lost
> nothing.
>
> ChrisA
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