[yt-dev] Proposed: Moving yt from GPLv3 to BSD-like license

[j s oishi]

I'll vote +1 on this, but I'd really like to understand the GPL mode a bit
better. I'm unclear on how that will work, and what it will mean for
distribution.

j

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Sam Skillman <samskillman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Yea.
>
> I agree that this will benefit us more than it could potentially harm us.
>  As for the particular license, the IPython license seems fine to me,
> though maybe we should follow the exact layout of the modified 3-clause
> BSD. Doesn't really matter.
>
> Sam
>
>
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> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Stephen Skory <s at skory.us> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> as someone who has crossed over to the dark side (i.e. working for the
>> man), I would say that a more permissive license is a good thing. In
>> my short time in my new job we have already had discussions about
>> whether or not we can use certain OS software from a legal standpoint.
>> I don't think anyone wants to take OS work and sneakily use it or
>> steal it, but we do want to create proprietary extensions and
>> enhancements without fear of being forced to release our work.
>>
>> I think that a switch is a good thing.
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Skory
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