Re: license for art's engine

[Michael Gebhart <lists miketech net>]

Hi,

I think GPL is a good idea. 

Greetings

Mike
> On 14 Oct 2005, at 9:59 am, Ferenc Szekely wrote:
> 
> > Hello Thomas,
> >
> > I am Ferenc Szekely from the maemo team. We have been thinking to
> > install the engine of art.gnome.org and provide an easy to access
> > service for background uploads (the 1st phase).
> >
> 
> That should be relatively simple to set up once you have all the 
> necessary components set up (apache configuration, mysql tables 
> e.t.c.). See this e-mail from the mailing list for more information: 
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/artweb-list/2005-August/msg00010.html
> 
> > I browsed thru the code I got from your CVS, but could not find an
> > explicit license file or any indication about terms that we should 
> > agree
> > to in order to re-use your software. Unfortunately our hands are tight
> > and we need to clarify these terms before we can put anything to 
> > maemo.org.
> >
> > Would it be possible to attach some license file to the code? Or who
> > could give us some "permission" in written?
> 
> This is an important point, and if everyone who has contributed agrees, 
> I'd like to use the GPL for this. I'm open to suggestions on more 
> appropriate licenses however, as I know the GPL isn't always relevant 
> to PHP or web based projects (i.e. where the code isn't compiled, or 
> only services are provided).
> 
> Also, now that art.ubuntu.com is using the artweb code, it would be 
> nice to get their feedback before we change the license. :-)
> 
> >
> > I am looking forward hearing from you.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Ferenc
> 
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