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Apache License Updated to 2.0
Roy_Fielding writes "The Apache Software Foundation has approved an update
to the open source
Apache License (Version 2.0) that will be mandated across all Apache projects
starting on March 1st.
I have been working on variations of this
license for the past three years, trying to
balance the many different goals of the revision. That includes making the license easier for
non-ASF projects to use, improving compatibility
with GPL-based software, allowing the license
to be included by reference instead of listed
in every file, clarifying the license on contributions, and requiring a patent license on contributions that necessarily
infringe a contributor's own patents.
The result is a license that is compatible with other open source
licenses, such as the GPL, and yet still remains true to the original
goals of the Apache Group and supportive of collaborative development
across both nonprofit and commercial organizations." While it has yet to become OSI-certified, it will probably will be so Real Soon Now, and in the meantime it's fun to compare licenses.
To stop using open source programs. We already know that some North Korean built a supercomputer using a linux cluster. If that wasn't bad enough the "Cluster of Evil" can now serve up files to the world. We're Doooooomed.
Works fine for me on Firebird 0.7 on Fedora and Win XP Pro.
Firebird .7 here, XP Pro...
I've noticed that one one or two occasions, but only had to refresh once to correct the situation. Only have noticed this on slashdot, no other site I have visited has done this...