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[Kristian Ølgaard <k.b.oelgaard@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6 September 2010 15:43, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> eA bunch of different licenses are used for various FEniCS components,
> mostly different versions of GPL and LGPL.
>
> I would be practical to clean up among the licenses and maybe even use
> the same license for all components. At least, we should settle on
> either GPL or LGPL v3 or any later version for all components. One
> immediate benefit is that a common license would simplify packaging
> for Debian/Ubuntu since that requires listing all licenses used and
> that involves some work (even for DOLFIN alone!).

It's not  a big deal to me, but I think having just one license for
FEniCS would be great.
The main reason being that I don't have to think too hard when
copy/pasting the author/license info to files :)
That being said, a quick google convinced me to vote for LGPL if we
have to pick one.

Kristian

> One implication is the need for changing the DOLFIN license which is
> now LGPL v2.1.
>
> An important point to consider is the potential implication of the GPL
> license used in FFC and UFL, which might force GPL on DOLFIN.
>
> I have added a blueprint:
>
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/fenics/+spec/license
>
> Please comment here and on the blueprint whiteboard.
>
> --
> Anders
>
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