On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 14:16 +0100, Christian Persch wrote: > > I would like to propose libappindicator as an external dependency. > > libappindicator is a simple library that provides a way for an > > application to put a menu inside an application specific area, most > > typically on a panel. It also provides a fallback to generic KDE > > Status Notifier Item and Notification Area protocols. > > > > Webpage: http://launchpad.net/indicator-application > > Design: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators > > Tarballs: https://launchpad.net/indicator-application/+download > > License: LGPL v2/3 > > Bindings: Python and Mono > > According to http://www.canonical.com/contributors this work is covered > under canonical's horrible and inacceptable contributor > agreement. IMNSHO Gnome should not depend on any work that treats > external contributors in such a way. Like Clutter for example ;) Seriously though, GNOME already is dependent on projects that require contributor agreements. That hasn't been a requirement in the past, and I don't believe that it should be in the future. I'm very interested to see how the foundation board is proposing to deal with this. I imagine, that Canonical will work closely with the Board to ensure that our contributor agreement matches their guidelines. > Also, why is this LGPL 2&3-only instead of the usual LGPL 2.1-or-later? Not to rehash what Cody said, but I'd hardly consider LGPL 2.1+ "usual." Most of the lawyers I've talked to about it wouldn't do a "+" either. At least until the FSF makes me a member of it's board of directors and I get a vote on what "+" really means ;) --Ted
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