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chocoteam / choco-solver

An open-source Java library for Constraint Programming
http://choco-solver.org/
BSD 4-Clause "Original" or "Old" License
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License change planned? #1061

Open user321321 opened 1 year ago

user321321 commented 1 year ago

Hello,

I would like to program with Choco Solver, however the license is holding me back. On the Internet I read: "BSD 4-Clause License. Like 3-Clause, additionally with the obnoxious BSD advertising clause. (Use of this license is strongly discouraged!)"

What is the reason for using this license? I believe this clause can never be adhered to and I have not seen any website that has this clause included. The sentence "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement." has only legal uncertainty as a result (in my opinion) Is there a plan to use a different license?

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/bsd.html.en

cprudhom commented 1 year ago

Hi

Thank you for pointing that out. I think it's a legacy and needs to be challenged. However, I'll have to check this with the legal department before deciding on the new licence. This will certainly take time.

CP

cprudhom commented 1 year ago

Just a follow-up. I've just had a discussion with my institution's legal department and the study has been launched. I can hope to have an answer early in 2024.

user321321 commented 6 months ago

Hi @cprudhom, I would like to ask whether there is a new interim status here. Thank you very much!

cprudhom commented 3 months ago

Small follow-up. It's clear that the subject is not a priority for my legal department, but I've got a progress update this week and another scheduled for the end of August, hopefully with a decision to be taken.