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Subject:  Please Don't GPL Java
Date:  2006-11-08 09:45:43
From:  apperson


It is very unlikely that using a more open license will lead to platform-specific forks (how many forks of Apache projects can you find? Mozilla? Eclipse? yadda^3)

OTOH commercial developers are VERY fearful of GPL, as it threatens to taint every code remotely related to it. (e.g. everything that links it)

If you *must* use an RMS license, please use LGPL
("lesser" / "library" "liveable" ) GPL.

That said, I''d vote for Apache, MIT-style, BSD-style, .... almost anything but GPL.

Thank you.

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