Still no new license -- but draft text available

[John W. Stevens]

Gary Momarison wrote:
> 
> "John W. Stevens" <jstevens at basho.fc.hp.com> writes:
> 
> > I've thought about taking projects released under the BSD license,
> > cloning them, then releasing them under the more generous GPL license.
> > Such is life . . .
> 
> It should be.  Kinda nice to have the freedom to pick your own license
> for the work you add to some open code, isn't it?  Too bad you
> copyleftists won't cooperate with those of us in the free world and
> allow us the same freedom in return.

More FUD?  You know that you are perfectly free to put whatever license
you want, on any code you create.  If, of course, you choose to work on
existing code, then you obviously agree to the existing license.

> I think John is pulling our chain with that "more generous GPL" crack.
> Good one, John.  I see your troll caught one, too.

It wasn't a troll.  I know my view point is so different from your own
that you see it as a "troll", but I truly do see the GPL as a more
generous license.

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If I spoke for HP --- there probably wouldn't BE an HP!

John Stevens
jstevens at basho.fc.hp.com