From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS14383 205.234.109.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Wong Newsgroups: gmane.comp.lang.ruby.unicorn.general Subject: adding GPLv3 to unicorn license Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:57:27 -0700 Message-ID: <20110428005727.GA19557@dcvr.yhbt.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1303957550 2152 80.91.229.12 (28 Apr 2011 02:25:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:25:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org To: "Zed A. Shaw" , Evan Weaver Original-X-From: mongrel-unicorn-bounces@rubyforge.org Thu Apr 28 04:25:45 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gclrug-mongrel-unicorn@m.gmane.org X-Original-To: mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org Delivered-To: mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: mongrel-unicorn-bounces@rubyforge.org Errors-To: mongrel-unicorn-bounces@rubyforge.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.lang.ruby.unicorn.general:933 Archived-At: Received: from rubyforge.org ([205.234.109.19]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QFGvJ-0006Qn-1U for gclrug-mongrel-unicorn@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:25:45 +0200 Received: from rubyforge.org (rubyforge.org [127.0.0.1]) by rubyforge.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D98B18583AB; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:25:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dcvr.yhbt.net (dcvr.yhbt.net [64.71.152.64]) by rubyforge.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2AE718583AB for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:57:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.2.5]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B9E01FD59; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:57:33 +0000 (UTC) Hello, I would like to extend the unicorn license from (GPLv2|Ruby terms) to (GPLv2|GPLv3|Ruby terms). Zed and Evan are still the authors of much of the HTTP parser code in unicorn and some of the tests, so I'm asking you guys first. I would also like to license kcar[1] in the same way since it's a fork of the unicorn parser (for client-side usage). Adding GPLv3 would allow AGPLv3-only applications to be bundled with unicorn and distributed. This would be useful for people distributing complete devices running AGPLv3 apps on unicorn. I'm a supporter of strong copyleft licenses and I want unicorn to be distributable with applications with strong copyleft licenses. Furthermore, I (or whoever replaces me as project leader when I die) would like to have the option of adding compatibility for newer versions of the GPL (as published by the FSF). I'm /not/ asking for a "GPLv2 or later" clause since that would give the FSF too much power for GPLv4. I'm not at all interested in adding licenses other than future versions of the GPL. Even though I support AGPLv3 for user-facing applications, I do /not/ want infrastructure like unicorn to be under the terms of something like the AGPLv3. I'll email the other contributors who have more trivial contributions if you guys agree. Thanks! (Please Cc: mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org when replying to keep this public, thanks!) [1] - http://bogomips.org/kcar/ -- Eric Wong _______________________________________________ Unicorn mailing list - mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-unicorn Do not quote signatures (like this one) or top post when replying