Could license be changed to MIT or other license?

grf-labs / grf

Generalized Random Forests

https://grf-labs.github.io/grf/

GNU General Public License v3.0

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Could license be changed to MIT or other license? #818

Open xyztnull opened 3 years ago

xyztnull commented 3 years ago

I work in the industry and GNU General Public License v3.0 software is not allowed in my company. Could this license be changed to MIT License, or any one of other licenses like Apache, BSD, Eclipse, or Mozilla? Thanks!

jtibshirani commented 3 years ago

Hello @xyztnull, thanks for the question. I understand how GPL can cause restrictions in an industry setting. We don't have current plans to change the license. However I'll leave this issue open for others to comment, so we can reevaluate the decision if we receive more feedback.

xyztnull commented 3 years ago

Thank you very much for your reply, understanding, and consideration, @jtibshirani! In fact, many customers of my company cannot install GPL software, either. The GRF is very promising to solve some real-world industry-level problems. I hope there be more feedback soon! Thanks!!!