[Box Backup] Box Backup licensing
Stuart D. Gathman
stuart at bmsi.com
Thu Jan 21 22:59:31 GMT 2010
I am not a copyright holder, just a lurker, but I'll throw in my summary
understanding of the change.
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > > I am happy to change the code I wrote to the standard BSD license.
Documentation for distributions of the libraries must include the license
(and thereby credit the authors).
> GPL for the backup parts of Box Backup:
Distribution of backup application and derivatives must include source (or
negotiate commercial license).
This seems a very reasonable and generous change. Box Backup will be a very
good addition to Fedora and other free/libre distros. (And maybe even Redhat
EL.)
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Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
"Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis" - background song for
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