[Live-demo] GISVM license and copyright ownership?

[Cameron Shorter]

The reason for using a less restrictive license than GPL is so that the 
scripts can be incorporated back into the build process of a less 
restrictive licenced project.

Ie, as it stands, if UDig (which is LGPL), wanted to incorporate the 
install_udig.sh script into UDig's code base, then it could potentially 
have to convert all its code to GPL. I might be missing some fine legal 
points, but the general gist is right.

Hence my proposal to go with the less restrictive LGPL.

Regarding licence ownership, we can go for joint ownership - "everyone 
owns the code they contribute", if you like.

I note your registration of the GISVM trademark. I'm not sure what the 
implications of this is. Do we need to change directory names or something?

Ricardo Pinho wrote:
> Cameron,
>
> Just would like to remember all, that:
>
> 1. GISVM (name) is a personal registered trademark of mine.
> 2. GISVM has been, from the beginning, licensed has GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3)
>
>
> I would like to know why to use LGPL instead of GPL on scripts? (Don't have nothing against it...)
> Is that for guarantee that third party can make commercial products and services out of those scripts?
>
> But I am only trying to clarify on this subject (I'm not an expert...) 
>
> Best,
> Ricardo Pinho
>
>
>
> ----- Mensagem original ----
> De: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> Para: "live-demo at lists.osgeo.org" <live-demo at lists.osgeo.org>
> Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 26 de Agosto de 2009 21:41:01
> Assunto: [Live-demo] GISVM license and copyright ownership?
>
> I propose that we license the build scripts associated with GISVM as LGPL, with copyright assigned to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
>
> I don't feel strongly either way regarding license, so if someone has a alternative suggestion, please speak up.
> I want to have this resolved by Friday (tomorrow) so that we have a license in place when I send out a press release asking for participation in creating install scripts.
>
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Cameron Shorter
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