From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c887193050c097ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-11 04:24:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!news.cc.tut.fi!news.helsinki.fi!harri.haataja From: harri.haataja@cs.helsinki.fi (Harri J Haataja) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Problem with GNAT modified GPL and SourceForge Date: 11 Mar 2002 12:24:08 GMT Organization: The ones who help to set the sun Message-ID: References: <3C625604.1C948A06@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: pormestarinhepo.cs.helsinki.fi X-Trace: oravannahka.helsinki.fi 1015849448 21358 128.214.48.200 (11 Mar 2002 12:24:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.helsinki.fi NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Mar 2002 12:24:08 GMT User-Agent: slrn/0.9.6.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:21042 Date: 2002-03-11T12:24:08+00:00 List-Id: Steffen Huber wrote: >I tried to get one of my Ada projects into SourceForge. I told them that the >licence used is the GMGPL, and they refused to host the project because this >licence is not an official OSI licence. > >So now I am faced with a few alternatives: >1.) Find another host for the project - any ideas? >2.) Convince SourceForge that the GMGPL is actually fine as an open licence - > has anyone already tried that, I can't believe that I am the first > one to try? >3.) Convince OSI to add the GMGPL as an approved licence - anyone tried > that? >4.) Find another licence which is comparable to the GMGPL, but has another > name and is already OSI approved - any ideas? > >Comments, suggestions? I could throw in this: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/perens.html That chapter discusses licenses and has pretty neat description of those and hinting on what to choose for a project. The kess different licenses there are, the easier they are to understand, categorize etc. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/toc.html -- I'm broken. Please show this to someone who can fix can fix -- A message in a TeX system