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Klortho / Physics-Unit

Perl Physics::Unit module
http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Physics::Unit
Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License
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Check the license - do we want to change it? #5

Closed Klortho closed 6 years ago

Klortho commented 12 years ago

Does anyone have a problem if I change the license of this software to Apache 2.0? http://www.opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0

jberger commented 12 years ago

Can I ask why, the Perl license is by far the most common on CPAN. Apache 2.0 might be in the top 3 though. I haven't ever thought about it much. I'm curious why?

Klortho commented 12 years ago

It is not important, but lately I've become much more license-aware. I'm more familiar with the Apache license, and wasn't sure what the Perl license was, so I just added this issue as a placeholder for something to look at.

It currently states, "under the same terms as Perl itself." I'm not sure what this means. I think it refers to this artistic license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-2.0, which, on skimming it, I think it is too restrictive.

We might also consider the WTFPL, which I just discovered. ;-)

jberger commented 12 years ago

Its your party. Personally I don't mind a little restriction to keep my software open, but I know that people that are involved a little more restrictive environments appreciate more permissive licences. Anyway, your call. Once you decide, be sure to change the licence property in the Build.PL, for available option see licence in the Module::Build::API

benkasminbullock commented 12 years ago

"Same terms as Perl itself" means either the Artistic License or the GNU GPL.

There is a guide here:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html

tsibley commented 9 years ago

Note that Perl itself is under the GPL 1 or Artistic 1.0. The previous link to the Artistic license was to version 2.0.