Re: [kDev] KendraBase update...

[Daniel Harris <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 19, 2003, at 5:51 pm, Phillip Temple wrote:
> My recommendation:
> * GPL for application level infrastructure tools - this will encourage 
> people to contribute and share code, where initial momentum is 
> important and it's unlikely to be of great commercial value (people 
> will write their own slicker implementation for commercial versions, 
> just ripping off the best ideas)
> * BSD for daemon/protocol reference implementations - provides a 
> leg-up and shorter time to market for those that want to run with our 
> architecture
> * useful libraries (eg for RPC or an OSI layer abstraction) put under 
> LGPL
> * the rest keep binary-only and the rights remain with the 
> author/company that makes it available

Could you explain the *reasoning* behind your recommendations?

You've explained the benefits of each license but I don't see how you 
get to those conclusions.

> ... a centre of expertise and sell services...

Just to be clear we can't sell services but we can ask for donations, 
sponsorship and grants to keep the project going.

Cheers Daniel